Mountain Fortress of Peace - Vigilant Switzerland (1964)

Fortress of Peace, originally titled “Wehrhafte Schweiz“ in German and “Nous pouvons nous défendre“ in French, is a Swiss short film made in 1964, directed by John Fernhout and produced by Lothar Wolff. It portrays the Swiss Army fighting against an unnamed, unseen enemy, using heavy weapons such as flamethrowers, artillery, tanks and bomber aircraft. After the enemy is repelled, the film closes with idyllic shots of beautiful Swiss landscapes. The 20-minute movie was shot using the latest action film techniques in the Cinerama format on expensive MCS-70 Super Panorama 70mm stock and took 1 Mio. of Swiss Francs in production costs. The movie was nominated for the 1965 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film !