The Boat Is Full
1981, German. Directed by Markus Imhoof.
During World War II, Switzerland severely limited refugees: "Our boat is full." A train from Germany halts briefly in an isolated corner of Switzerland. Six people jump off seeking asylum: four Jews, a French child, and a German soldier. They seek temporary refuge with a couple who run a village inn. They pose as a family: the deserter as husband, Judith as his wife, an old man from Vienna as her father, his granddaughter and the French lad, whom they beg to keep silent, as their children. Judith's teenage brother poses as a soldier. The fabrication unravels through chance and the local constable's exact investigation. Whom will the Swiss allow to stay? Who gets deported?
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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The Boat Is Full is streaming on Kino Film Collection in India.
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Cast & crew
- Markus ImhoofDirector
- Tina EngelJudith Krueger
- Hans DiehlHannes Krueger
- Mathias GnädingerFranz Flueckiger
- Curt BoisLazar Ostrowskij
- Martin WalzOlaf Landau
- Ilse BahrsMrs. Ostrowskij
- Gerd DavidKarl Schneider
- SimoneGitty
- LaurentMaurice
- Renate SteigerAnna Flueckinger
- Michael GempartLandjäger Bigler
- Klaus SteigerReverend Hochdorfer
Details
- Released
- 15 January 1981
- Original title
- Das Boot ist voll
- Country
- Austria, Germany, Switzerland
- Written by
- Markus Imhoof
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The Boat Is Full runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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The Boat Is Full is streaming on Kino Film Collection in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Boat Is Full, try The Monuments Men, Overlord, Battle of the Bulge.
Who directed The Boat Is Full?
The Boat Is Full (1981) was directed by Markus Imhoof and stars Tina Engel, Hans Diehl, Mathias Gnädinger.