The Boat Is Full (1981)

The Boat Is Full (1981)

1981-01-15 Austria, Germany, Switzerland 101 Min. PG-13
6.3 13 votes

Overview

During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?

Cast

Tina Engel is Judith Krueger
Judith Krueger
Hans Diehl is Hannes Krueger
Hannes Krueger
Mathias Gnädinger is Franz Flueckiger
Franz Flueckiger
Curt Bois is Lazar Ostrowskij
Lazar Ostrowskij
Martin Walz is Olaf Landau
Olaf Landau
Ilse Bahrs is Mrs. Ostrowskij
Mrs. Ostrowskij
Gerd David is Karl Schneider
Karl Schneider
Simone is Gitty
Gitty
Laurent is Maurice
Maurice
Renate Steiger is Anna Flueckinger
Anna Flueckinger
Michael Gempart is Landjäger Bigler
Landjäger Bigler
Klaus Steiger is Reverend Hochdorfer
Reverend Hochdorfer