The Ring Thing

The Ring Thing

2004 · 80 min · ★ 5.2 · Comedy

All Friedrich wanted was to propose to Heidi, his supervisor, on a business trip. But while rehearsing on an airplane toilet, he and his ring drop out into the sky over the alps. Only to land in a very strange fairytale world. Come to find out, Middle Earth is right in the heart of Switzerland! To make matters worse, the quirky inhabitants mistake Friedrich for Frido the Tellyhobbie. Before he can say Tolkien, he‘s on a mission to save the world from an evil wizard who wants to dip the whole planet in one huge sizzling Swiss cheese fondue. A mission so crazy… it just might wake the hero in him. A spoof of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy set in Switzerland.

Directed by Mark Schippert

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Cast

Gwendolyn Rich Grmpfli
Edward Piccin Fredi
Leo Roos Almgandhi
Sebastian Arenas Rackaroll / Voice of Tree
Ralph Vogt Schleimli
Armin Arnold Pupsi
Yoav Parish Hässlicher Handlanger
Enzo Esposito Elfenkönig
Michèle Müller Elfenkönigin
Kamil Krejčí Kaiser von China
Jörg Reichlin Lord Sauraus
Julia Nakamoura Heidi

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