Brother Klaus

Brother Klaus was released on December 1, 1991.

Brother Klaus was directed by Edwin Beeler.

Brother Klaus has a runtime of 79m.

Brother Klaus was produced by Edwin Beeler.

“Brother Klaus” takes an approach to St. Niklaus von Flüe (1417-1487) on various levels. From the sparse evidence and quotations from his surviving mystical texts, especially the tower and well vision, a portrait emerges of a multi-faceted personality of historical relevance, who developed from a farmer and politician into a deeply religious mystic. This is a film about a visionary who went his own way, but who has been labeled by posterity as a defensive father of the country (“spiritual national defence”) or a pacifist (peace movement), but who has also often been kitsched into a devotional figure. The film director does not deny his point of view, but lets the images speak for themselves and the viewers draw their own conclusions.

The key characters in Brother Klaus are Self (Adalbert Durrer), Self (Rudolf Gessner), Self (Roland Gröbli).

Brother Klaus is a Documentary film.