Rascals on the Road

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Rascals on the Road
Directed by Michael Steiner
Written byMichael Sauter, Christoph Frey, Michael Steiner
Produced byPeter-Christian Fueter, Andi Huber
Starring Manuel Häberli  [ de ]
Janic Halioua  [ de ]
CinematographyPascal Walder
Music byAdrian Frutiger, Diego Baldenweg with Nora Baldenweg and Lionel Baldenweg
Release date
  • 15 September 2005 (2005-09-15)
Running time
1h 40min
CountrySwitzerland
LanguageSwiss German

Rascals on the Road (German : Mein Name ist Eugen) is a 2005 Swiss adventure film directed by Michael Steiner. [1] [2] With 580,000 admissions in Switzerland it is the third most successful Swiss film of all time. [3]

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References

  1. "Mein Name ist Eugen". Swiss films. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  2. Egger, Christoph (2005-09-16). "Hübsch, brav und allzu harmlos". NZZ (in German). Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  3. "Die 500 erfolgreichsten Schweizer Filme der Jahre 1976 bis 2016" (in German). Retrieved 2017-12-11.