Set in 1962 at a quantum mechanics conference in an isolated lodge nestled amid the towering landscapes of the Swiss Alps, THE UNIVERSAL THEORY is the story of a gifted young physicist, his curmudgeonly mentor, and an enigmatic jazz pianist who knows things about our wunderkind scientist that he's never told another living soul. German director Timm Kröger—himself also a cinematographer—films his tale with an eye for the majestic natural beauty that surrounds our characters, effectively evoking the paranoid postwar era. Driven by astonishing twists and improbable coincidences, THE UNIVERSAL THEORY unravels a captivatingly complex chronicle with brain-tickling suspense.

GENRE: Thriller, Drama
MPAA RATING: No Rating
RUN TIME: 1h 58m
RELEASE DATE: December 31, 1969
STARRING: Jan Bülow, Olivia Ross, Hanns Zischler, Gottfried Breitfuss, Philippe Graber
DIRECTOR(S): Timm Kröger
PRODUCER(S): Heino Deckert, Tina Börner, Viktoria Stolpe, Timm Kröger
WRITER(S): Timm Kröger, Roderick Warich
STUDIO: Oscilloscope Laboratories