The Traitor

Overview

Hoping to become a great singer in Germany, a young dreamer named Ernst Schrämli finds himself drawn into underhand dealings. Determined to escape a suffocating environment that annihilates any kind of creative or artistic impetus, Ernst sells information about the Swiss army to a Nazi spy by the name of August Schmid, who charms and manipulates him. When Ernst’s crime is uncovered, he is sentenced to death for espionage and treason, becoming the first Swiss citizen to be executed.

Top Cast

Dimitri Krebs

Ernst Schrämli

Fabian Hinrichs

August Schmid

Luna Wedler

Gerti Zanelli

Stefan Gubser

Roman Graf

Ernst C. Sigrist

Egon Schrämli