Pestalozzi's Mountain

Release Date: 1989-03-17

Runtime: 119

Languages: Deutsch

Rating: 6.3

Votes: 3

Genres: Drama

Director: Peter von Gunten

Description: In the 1770s, Swiss farmer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi established a school for poor orphaned children in the Aargau. Up to total exhaustion he sacrificed himself for his pedagogical theories. Five yea...In the 1770s, Swiss farmer Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi established a school for poor orphaned children in the Aargau. Up to total exhaustion he sacrificed himself for his pedagogical theories. Five years later, the project of the idealistic educator failed after bloody attacks of the French. In retrospect, the disappointed Pestalozzi experiences the last few months with "his" children.Read More

Production Companies:

Praesens-Film

Stella Film