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Pestalozzi's Mountain

PESTALOZZI'S MOUNTAIN

Pestalozzis Berg

Directed by Peter von Gunten
East Germany, Switzerland, 1989
Biography, Drama, War

Synopsis

In 1770s, the 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.

Synopsis

In 1770s, the 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.