''Marie-Louise'' is a 1944 Swiss German and French language film directed by

Leopold Lindtberg Leopold Lindtberg (born in Vienna on 1 June 1902; died in Sils im Engadin/Segl on 18 April 1984) was an Austrian Swiss film and theatre director. He fled Austria due to the Machtergreifung in Germany and ultimately settled in Switzerland. His ...

and an uncredited

Franz Schnyder Franz Schnyder (5 March 1910 – 8 February 1993) was a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He directed 15 films between 1941 and 1968. His film ''Der 10. Mai'' was entered into the 8th Berlin International Film Festival. Filmography * '' ...

. The film, distributed in the U.S. by

Arthur Mayer Arthur L. Mayer (March 28, 1886, Demopolis, Alabama - April 14, 1981, New York City) was an American film producer and film distributor who worked with Joseph Burstyn in distributing films directed by Roberto Rossellini and other famous Europea ...

and

Joseph Burstyn Joseph Burstyn (born Jossel Lejba Bursztyn; December 15, 1899 – November 29, 1953) was a Polish-American film distributor who specialized in the commercial release of foreign-language and American independent film productions. Life and career B ...

, was the first foreign language film ever to win the

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Awards, Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best Story. Be ...

Cast

* Josiane Hegg as Marie-Louise Fleury *

Heinrich Gretler Heinrich Gretler (1897–1977) was a Swiss film and television actor, who also starred on stage at the Bernhard-Theater in Zurich. Selected filmography * '' The Mysterious Mirror'' (1928) * ''Struggle for the Matterhorn'' (1928) * ''The Man w ...

as Direktor Rüegg / Director Rüegg * Margrit Winter as Anna Rüegg *

Anne-Marie Blanc Anne-Marie Blanc (1919–2009) was born on 2 September 1919 in Vevey, Vaud, Switzerland. She was a Swiss film and television actress. She died on 5 February 2009 in Zurich, Switzerland.

as Heidi Rüegg *

Armin Schweizer Armin Schweizer (28 April 1892 – 8 October 1968) was a Swiss actor. Schweizer was born in Zurich, Switzerland and died there at age 76 Selected filmography * ''The Pied Piper of Hamelin'' (1918) * '' The Galley Slave'' (1919) * '' The Mayor of ...

as Lehrer Bänninger / Teacher Bänninger * Mathilde Danegger as Päuli * Fred Tanner as Robert Scheibli * Emil Gerber as Ernst Schwarzenbach * Bernard Ammon as André * Germaine Tournier as Frau Fleury / Mrs. Fleury *

Schaggi Streuli Schaggi Streuli (1899–1980) was a Swiss film and television actor, who also starred on stage at the Bernhard-Theater Zürich. Selected filmography * '' Gilberte de Courgenay'' (1942) * ''Madness Rules'' (1947) * '' Palace Hotel'' (1952) * ''Sac ...

as Emil Kägi

External links

* 1944 films Swiss German-language films 1944 drama films Swiss black-and-white films Films whose writer won the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award Films directed by Leopold Lindtberg Films directed by Franz Schnyder Swiss drama films {{Switzerland-film-stub