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Bride of the Orient
Bride of the Orient

Bride of the Orient

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DramaRomance

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After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

94 mins

Rating

7.7/10

Release Date

02 March 1989

Country

Germany

Cast

Wolfram Berger

Wolfram Berger

Windleter

Werner Herzog

Werner Herzog

Businger

Helen Vita

Helen Vita

Matrimonial Agent

Annamirl Bierbichler

Annamirl Bierbichler

Vreneli

Arunotai Jitreekan

Arunotai Jitreekan

Thai Woman

Mathias Gnädinger

Mathias Gnädinger

'Hirschen'-Wirt

Günter Meisner

Günter Meisner

Priest Barmettler

Michael Gempart

Michael Gempart

Postal Clerk

Marie-Thérèse Mäder

Marie-Thérèse Mäder

Jeannine

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Faden-Kari

Jan Kadlec

Jan Kadlec

Boris

Daniela Tallarico

Daniela Tallarico

Tamara

Bernard Landau

Bernard Landau

Registrar

Josef Odermatt

Josef Odermatt

Cousin

Heidi Züger

Heidi Züger

Girl from the Village

Errol Morris

Errol Morris

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