Bride of the Orient

Bride of the Orient

1989•1h 34m•9.6/10

DramaRomance

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.6/10(23)

After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.

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Production

SRF, ZDF, Cinéfilm AG, Balance Film

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Wolfram Berger

Wolfram Berger

Windleter

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Businger

Helen Vita

Helen Vita

Matrimonial Agent

Annamirl Bierbichler

Vreneli

Arunotai Jitreekan

Thai Woman

Mathias Gnädinger

Mathias Gnädinger

'Hirschen'-Wirt

Günter Meisner

Priest Barmettler

Michael Gempart

Michael Gempart

Postal Clerk

Marie-Thérèse Mäder

Jeannine

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Faden-Kari

Jan Kadlec

Boris

Daniela Tallarico

Tamara

Bernard Landau

Registrar

Josef Odermatt

Cousin

Heidi Züger

Heidi Züger

Girl from the Village

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

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