Movie: Bride of the Orient

Top 10 Billed Cast

Wolfram Berger
Wolfram Berger

Windleter

Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog

Businger

Helen Vita
Helen Vita

Matrimonial Agent

Annamirl Bierbichler
Annamirl Bierbichler

Vreneli

Arunotai Jitreekan
Arunotai Jitreekan

Thai Woman

Mathias Gnädinger
Mathias Gnädinger

'Hirschen'-Wirt

Günter Meisner
Günter Meisner

Priest Barmettler

Michael Gempart
Michael Gempart

Postal Clerk

Marie-Thérèse Mäder
Marie-Thérèse Mäder

Jeannine

Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez
Huerequeque Enrique Bohórquez

Faden-Kari

  • HomePage

  • Overview

    After the death of his mother, a lonely farmer in rural Switzerland considers finally starting a family of his own. Eventually he pays for a bride from Thailand. The couple don't share a language, but being to know each other. However the village neighbors are suspicious of foreigners.

  • Release Date

    1989-03-02

  • Average

    7.7

  • Rating:

    3.9 starts
  • Tagline

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    Deutsch
  • Keywords

Recommendations Movies

Ein Schweizer namens Nötzli
45%

Ein Schweizer namens Nötzli(de)

1988-09-24

Gothalo
95%

Gothalo(ne)

1996-02-04

Story about a farmer.

Nostalgia
75%

Nostalgia(en)

2021-12-10

A young college student is given a disturbing ultimatum when a dark secret from his past is resurrected.

Nasib Do Re Mi
67%

Nasib Do Re Mi(ms)

1966-07-20

Do, Re and Mi in this sequeal tells the tale of a group of gangsters who are planning to rob a bank. So they use this oppurtunity to con them out of it and capture them at the same time. Many comedic memorable moments are carried out through the movie.

Star
60%

Star(fr)

2017-04-03

Star is a young graffiti writer, the best in his city, Paris. His reputation attracts him as much into art galleries than in the police precincts. Accused of vandalism, he faces jail. Despite the threat, he decides to go to Rome with his crew in search of the meaning of his art.

Return
66%

Return(hy)

Eyüp decides to cross mount Ararat looking for his aunt in Yerevan after following a madman's words. His aunt has also been expecting someone to come from behind this mount for many years. Eyüp cannot be sure about the woman he finds behind the blue door, whether it is his aunt or not because they can't understand each other.

The United Monster Talent Agency
91%

The United Monster Talent Agency(en)

2010-09-27

A short comedy spoof about Universal Monsters and their everyday unconventional work done at their very own talent agency for their movies.

Girls Fight Club
75%

Girls Fight Club(en)

2009-06-18

The best women's wrestling competition of all time...and if you think it's fake you're in for a big surprise See LEGENDARY Mixed Martial Arts fighters coach their teams to victory in the cage! aka Chuck Lidell's Girl's Fight Club

NFL Super Bowl XLI - Indianapolis Colts Championship
90%

NFL Super Bowl XLI - Indianapolis Colts Championship(en)

2007-02-27

Marvel as the spirited Colts steal Super Bowl XLI away from the mighty Chicago Bears in their first Super Bowl win since their 1984 move to Indianapolis.

Für Emma und ewig
68%

Für Emma und ewig(de)

2017-02-21

Les jeux en ligne hors de contrôle
80%

Les jeux en ligne hors de contrôle(fr)

2023-05-04

Online gambling is a multi-billion-euro market. The mafia launders millions through it, while addicted players gamble away their lives. In 2021, Germany decided to establish a regulatory authority for gambling. The goal: to curb market abuses while protecting players. But can this truly work, or is the German state simply looking to cash in on massive profits?

Sinan's Wedding
70%

Sinan's Wedding(da)

1997-05-06

Sinan is a second generation Turkish immigrant. He is young, restless and he likes the ladies. His parents have found him a bride, the beautiful Gül. They have also planned for him to take over his father's restaurant after the wedding. But Sinan has other fish to fry.

Star
50%

Star(en)

2014-09-08

A woman encounters a star from another era.

Great White Fight Club
78%

Great White Fight Club(en)

2023-07-24

Experts set out to prove that female great white sharks rule the ocean.

Live In Manaus
62%

Live In Manaus(es)

2006-09-20

About 20,000 people attended, on Wednesday night, the Mexican group RBD show in Manaus, held at the Sambadrome. The presentation was the starting point of the Brazilian tour, which will also pass through Belém, Fortaleza, Goiania, Brasilia, Recife, Vitoria, Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro.

Ervinka
68%

Ervinka(he)

1967-02-07

A good-natured but incorrigible layabout becomes embroiled in a plot to rob the Israeli lottery, all the while indulging in his boundless zeal for mischief and romance.

Village Gym
96%

Village Gym(en)

2024-12-27

Village Gym is an uplifting short film about fitness, friendship, and personal growth. Ronnie, struggling to stay fit at home, finds himself inspired by his friend Rachel, who is already a member of the Village Gym in Farnborough. Encouraged by her recommendation, Ronnie decides to join the gym and begins his fitness journey. The Village Gym offers more than just a place to work out-it's a hub for health and wellness. With its state-of-the-art equipment, spacious rooms, swimming pools, sauna, steam room, and jacuzzi, it quickly becomes a transformative space for Ronnie. As he commits to his routine, Ronnie not only gets in great shape but also builds a sense of community. He befriends other gym-goers like Matt, Tom, and Angelina, who share his enthusiasm for fitness and motivate him further. Ronnie's positive experience leads him to recommend the Village Gym to his friend Gimmy, encouraging him

Similar Movies

The Father
80%

The Father(sv)

1969-10-10

The Cavalry Captain and his brother, the Chaplain, discusses whether an adjutant is the father or not of the child one of the maids is expecting.

El clan de los Nazarenos
20%

El clan de los Nazarenos(es)

1975-08-12

Volcano
59%

Volcano(en)

1997-04-25

An earthquake shatters a peaceful Los Angeles morning and opens a fissure deep into the earth, causing lava to start bubbling up. As a volcano begins forming in the La Brea Tar Pits, the director of the city's emergency management service, working with a geologist, must then use every resource in the city to try and stop the volcano from consuming LA.

God's Not Dead: We The People
68%

God's Not Dead: We The People(en)

2021-10-04

Reverend Dave has to defend himself and a group of Christian homeschooling families after an inspection by local government officials.

Unexpected Journey
63%

Unexpected Journey(fi)

2017-03-10

Lasse is an old racist who has lives in an apartment block filled with a selection of refugees and immigrants. Kamal is a 16-year old boy who's fed up in his life in Finland, and dreams of moving to Nairobi to live with his father. Only problem is that he doesn't have the money to buy the ticket.

Groundhog Day for a Black Man
70%

Groundhog Day for a Black Man(en)

2016-12-05

When a black man lives the same day over and over again, he tries changing his behavior to survive a police interaction.

The Defiant Ones
71%

The Defiant Ones(en)

1958-08-14

Two convicts—a white racist and an angry black man—escape while chained to each other.

London Bridge
44%

London Bridge(ml)

2014-02-01

Vijay's marriage is fixed to Pavitra, the daughter of a wealthy man. Things take a turn when Vijay accidentally meets Merin and falls in love with her.

The Secret Life of Bees
75%

The Secret Life of Bees(en)

2008-09-17

Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.

You Will Die at Twenty
71%

You Will Die at Twenty(ar)

2020-02-12

Shortly after Muzamil was born, the village's holy man predicts that he will die at age 20. Muzamil's father can't stand the curse and leaves home. Sakina raises her son as a single mother, overly protective. One day, Muzamil turns 19.

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
69%

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain(en)

2021-10-21

The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.

Military Wives
65%

Military Wives(en)

2020-03-06

Inspired by global phenomenon of military wives choirs, the story celebrates a band of misfit women who form a choir on a military base. As unexpected bonds of friendship flourish, music and laughter transform their lives, helping each other to overcome their fears for loved ones in combat.

Miracolo a Palermo!
52%

Miracolo a Palermo!(it)

2005-04-01

One day in Palermo and in the life of young boy Toto who is madly in love with the beautiful teenager Lina.

Saint Dnyaneshwar
90%

Saint Dnyaneshwar(mr)

1940-05-18

It's the story of a boy who finds enlightenment by experiencing religious hipocrisy and dogmatism. Dnyaneshwar liberated the "divine knowledge" locked in the Sanskrit language to bring that knowledge into Prakrit (Marathi) and made it available to the common man.

Broken Blossoms
69%

Broken Blossoms(en)

1919-05-13

The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.

Do the Right Thing
78%

Do the Right Thing(en)

1989-06-14

Salvatore "Sal" Fragione is the Italian owner of a pizzeria in Brooklyn. A neighborhood local, Buggin' Out, becomes upset when he sees that the pizzeria's Wall of Fame exhibits only Italian actors. Buggin' Out believes a pizzeria in a black neighborhood should showcase black actors, but Sal disagrees. The wall becomes a symbol of racism and hate to Buggin' Out and to other people in the neighborhood, and tensions rise.

The Legend of Paul and Paula
60%

The Legend of Paul and Paula(de)

1973-03-14

Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career.

Cold Mountain
69%

Cold Mountain(en)

2003-12-24

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

Jesus
67%

Jesus(en)

1999-12-05

Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.

The Greatest Story Ever Told
64%

The Greatest Story Ever Told(en)

1965-04-09

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.