Switzerland 1523. The mercenary Hansli Gyr returns with his soldiers from Italy to his home in the Oberland. They have fought for the Pope and now find a religious upheaval in Switzerland.
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Suzanne Stoll
Ursula Schnurrenberger
Jörg Reichlin
Hansli Gyr
Matthias Habich
Zwingli
Jutta Hoffmann
Schnurrenbergerin
Wolf Kaiser
Schnurrenberger
Klaus Piontek
Michael Gempart
Peter W. Loosli
Kurt Bigger
Ulrich Anschütz
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