Alfons Grendelmann (played by Walo Lüönd) is a protagonist in Der Fall.
Alfons Grendelmann is the former police officer at the center of the story, claiming that he exposed child molestation in the upper police hierarchy and was dismissed for it. Working as a private detective in rainy, industrial Oerlikon, he becomes sexually frustrated and increasingly entangled with Marsha and her countercultural world. Marsha (played by Katrin Buschor) is a protagonist in Der Fall.
Marsha is the carefree young woman associated with the Hippie and Hell's Angels generation. Her relationship with the private detective draws him into beatnik clubs and the alienated youth culture of Oerlikon, while her flat and surroundings reflect the film's contemporary urban atmosphere and deepen his personal and sexual frustration. Frl. Gretz (played by Annemarie Düringer) appears in Der Fall.
Freddy (played by Fred Haltiner) appears in Der Fall.
Herr Bleiber (played by Klaus Knuth) appears in Der Fall.
Frau Arbetz - Puffmutter (played by Stephanie Glaser) appears in Der Fall.
Dr. Leu - Gymnasiallehrer (played by Fritz Lichtenhahn) appears in Der Fall.
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Characters
Alfons Grendelmann
(played by Walo Lüönd) — protagonist
Alfons Grendelmann is the former police officer at the center of the story, claiming that he exposed child molestation in the upper police hierarchy and was dismissed for it. Working as a private dete...
Marsha
(played by Katrin Buschor) — protagonist
Marsha is the carefree young woman associated with the Hippie and Hell's Angels generation. Her relationship with the private detective draws him into beatnik clubs and the alienated youth culture of...
Frl. Gretz
(played by Annemarie Düringer) — supporting
Freddy
(played by Fred Haltiner) — supporting
Herr Bleiber
(played by Klaus Knuth) — minor
Frau Arbetz - Puffmutter
(played by Stephanie Glaser) — minor
Dr. Leu - Gymnasiallehrer
(played by Fritz Lichtenhahn) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Marsha → Frau Arbetz - Puffmutter
(Family Guardian)
Alfons Grendelmann → Dr. Leu - Gymnasiallehrer
(Professional Witness)
A disgraced former police officer becomes a private detective while descending through an alienated Zurich shaped by urban decline, frustration, and counterculture.
Plot Progression
A Disgraced Investigator
The City Without Sun
Counterculture Descent
The Noisy Final Race
Directed by Kurt Früh
Der Fall (1972) · 6/10 ·
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