The Zurich Engagement (1957): Cast & Plot
The Zurich Engagement is a 1957 romantic comedy starring Liselotte Pulver as Juliane Thomas, Paul Hubschmid and Wolfgang Lukschy. It runs 1 hour 46 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 46m (106 min)
- Original language
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German - Studio
- Gyula-Trebitsch-Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Zurich Engagement About?
The premise of The Zurich Engagement without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Juliane Thomas, an ambitious yet unemployed writer, supports herself by working for a dentist friend after a breakup. She instantly falls for one of his patients, Jean Berner, and impulsively drafts a screenplay that imagines their future together. The script is unexpectedly picked up by a director who is Berner’s close friend, entangling Juliane’s fantasy with reality and complicating their lives.
The Zurich Engagement Themes & Keywords
· 9 tags- proper lady
- reference to zurich switzerland
- city name in title
- boy girl relationship
- dentist
- heterosexuality
- swiss actor playing foreigner
- place name in title
- based on novel
The Zurich Engagement Cast & Characters
Liselotte Pulver leads the cast as Juliane Thomas, with Paul Hubschmid as Dr. Jean Berner and Wolfgang Lukschy as Jürgen Kolbe.
- Liselotte Pulver as Juliane Thomas
- Paul Hubschmid as Dr. Jean Berner
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Wolfgang Lukschy as Jürgen Kolbe - Werner Finck as Dr. Julius Weyer
Also Starring in The Zurich Engagement
· 17 more- Bernhard Wicki Paul Frank
- Roland Kaiser Helge 'Pips' Frank
- Erich Ponto Old Man
- Helmut Käutner Reporter
- Rudolf Platte Edgar Stephan
- Maria Sebaldt Grace
- Anny Ondra Themselves
- Hans Hermann Schaufuß
- Sonja Ziemann Anna-Maria/Herself
- Max Schmeling Themselves
- Carl Voscherau
- Traute Carlsen
- Erwin Linder
- Gisela Peltzer
- Marianne Hediger
- Sybille von Gymnich
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The Zurich Engagement Plot Summary
What happens in The Zurich Engagement from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 1-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
After an argument with her boyfriend Jürgen, the writer Juliane ‘Julchen’ Thomas [Liselotte Pulver] seeks distance and comfort at her uncle Julius’s Berlin home. A rude emergency patient nicknamed Büffel [Bernhard Wicki] appears at his dentist’s office. He is accompanied by his friend, the charming Zurich doctor Jean Berner [Paul Hubschmid], with whom Juliane falls instantly in love.
Full summary
The whole story of The Zurich Engagement, scene by scene
The Zurich Engagement Trailers & Videos
The trailer of The Zurich Engagement.
How Well Do You Know The Zurich Engagement?
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The Zurich Engagement Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “The Affairs of Julie” and “Getting Engaged in Zurich”.
- Also known as
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- The Affairs of Julie
- Getting Engaged in Zurich
- Appuntamento a Zurigo
- Rendez-vous à Zürich
- Celui qu'elle aimait
- 情定苏黎世
- Compromiso en Zúrich
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The Zurich Engagement FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Zurich Engagement, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Zurich Engagement?
The Zurich Engagement runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
When was The Zurich Engagement released?
The Zurich Engagement was released on April 16, 1957.
Who is in the cast of The Zurich Engagement?
The Zurich Engagement stars Liselotte Pulver as Juliane Thomas, Paul Hubschmid as Dr. Jean Berner and Wolfgang Lukschy as Jürgen Kolbe, among 21 credited actors.
Does The Zurich Engagement have a post-credit scene?
No. The Zurich Engagement has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Zurich Engagement in?
The original language of The Zurich Engagement is German.
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