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.

Top 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

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Lyda Polak

Lydia

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Joan Remmelts

Family doctor

André van den Heuvel

Felix Dolda

Onno Molenkamp

Director of old age home

Dick Scheffer

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Albert Van Doorn