Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair
2006 · 2h · N/A
Drama
Directed by
Michael Steiner
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Grounding: The Last Days of Swissair
Overview
The demise of airline Swissair in 2001 was a huge blow to Switzerland's economy and to the country's morale. It was a sad day for Swiss history when the airline's fleet was grounded on 2 October 2001. "Grounding" is set during the last days of the doomed airline, and tells the story of manager Mario A. Corti's unhappy fate, the last, unlucky CEO at the traditional airline company, as well as of all those nameless people who lost almost everything in the maelstrom of Swissair's downfall: their job, home and their belief in Switzerland.
Director and cast
- Michael Steiner Director
- Hanspeter Müller-Drossaart as Mario Corti
- László I. Kish as Moritz Suter
- Michael Neuenschwander as André Dosé
- Gilles Tschudi as Marcel Ospel
- Rainer Guldener as Lukas Mühlemann
- Katharina von Bock as Jacqualyn Fouse
- Matthias Mölleney as Matthias Mölleney
- Hanspeter Müller as Mario Corti
- Helmut Förnbacher as Paul Stucki
- Pasquale Aleardi as Peter Landolt
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