Overview

Cult icon Klaus Kinski features in this dark and intriguing existential thriller. He plays the mysterious "Swiss Man" - ruthless industrialist Nicolas Ulrich - who is obsessed with a search for the elixir of life. He tricks a young American scientist into joining him on his demonic quest. A quest that ends in suicide, death and madness. The story takes place in the atmospheric European city of Amsterdam. Its winding alleys and ancient canals trap the characters in a labyrinthine maze as they find themselves manipulated like figures on a giant chess board.

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Cast

Hiram Keller

Dr. Ben Land

Tina Aumont

Anna

Klaus Kinski

Nicholas Ulrich

Fons Rademakers

Prof. van Arp

Eric Schneider

Dr. Linden

Frans Mulder

Pim Henke

André van den Heuvel

Felix Dolda

Onno Molenkamp

Director of old age home

Dick Scheffer

Adrian Brine

Sacco van der Made

Rudi Falkenhagen