
After the death of his parents, Beat Matter grows up with the Escher family. Their son Dominik is his best friend. As a young man, Beat enlists for two years of service with the Papal Swiss Guard in Rome. Shortly before starting his service, he meets Dominik's fiancée Jacqueline at an Alpine festival. He falls in love, even though he knows that Jacqueline is already promised to someone else.
Directed by Franz Schnyder, The Mountains Between Us leans on a strong ensemble — Hannes Schmidhauser, Nelly Borgeaud, Peter Arens — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about romance titles of 1956.
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A 17 year old finds out that his girlfriend is dying, so he sets out to give her an entire life, in the last year she has left.
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