A journalist is assigned to interview an eccentric anthropologist who has exhumed the skeleton of Jörg Jenatsch, a revered freedom fighter who was mysteriously murdered in 1639. Initially disinterested, the journalist begins to uncover unflattering truths about the national hero and experiences visions in which he seems to be witnessing events that transpired over 300 years ago. As he obsessively pursues the investigation, his personal life and his grip on reality disintegrate, drawing him relentlessly toward the fatal carnival at which Jenatsch was killed.
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Michel Voïta
Christophe Sprecher
Christine Boisson
Nina
Vittorio Mezzogiorno
Jörg Jenatsch
Jean Bouise
Dr. Tobler
Laura Betti
Mademoiselle von Planta
Carole Bouquet
Lucrezia von Planta
Jean-Marc Henchoz
Pompejus von Planta
Fredi M. Murer
L'archiviste du ciné-journal
Raúl Gimenez
Le chauffeur de taxi
Roland Bertin
Le prêtre
Jean-Paul Muel
Le Monsieur du bain
Peter Bonke
Peter Hertig
Lucrezia Giovannini
La vieille servante
Teco Celio
L'historien Cavelti
Yvonne Kupper
La serveuse de Thusis
