General Sutter
Encyclopedia
General Sutter is a 1999 Swiss historical film directed by Benny Fasnacht and starring Werner Bachofen, Hannes Schmidhauser
and Rahman Dalrymple. It is based on the life of John August Sutter, a Swiss-born figure who pariticipated in the American gold rush
in the years after the American Civil War
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Hannes Schmidhauser
-Selected filmography:* William Tell * General Sutter -External links:...
and Rahman Dalrymple. It is based on the life of John August Sutter, a Swiss-born figure who pariticipated in the American gold rush
Gold rush
A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers to an area that has had a dramatic discovery of gold. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, Brazil, Canada, South Africa, and the United States, while smaller gold rushes took place elsewhere.In the 19th and early...
in the years after the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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Selected cast
- Werner Bachofen - Young John Sutter
- Hannes SchmidhauserHannes Schmidhauser-Selected filmography:* William Tell * General Sutter -External links:...
- General John A. Sutter - Wolfram BergerWolfram BergerWolfram Berger is an Austrian actor.-External links:...
- Frank Buchser - Rahman Dalrymple - James Marshall