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Stories Set in Switzerland — top stories

Alpine meadows, sanatoriums above the clouds, Eiger walls and Zurich bank vaults — neutrality never stopped stories happening here. From Heidi to Bourne, start with these ten, then open Switzerland on StoryTerra's map.

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10 famous stories set in Switzerland

Live snapshot of the top 10 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-04). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.

Browse 139 books, 200 movies, 5 TV shows and 11 games set in Switzerland.

The Bourne Identity

The Bourne Identity

Universal Pictures-Hypnotic-Kalima Productions GmbH & Co. KG-Stillking Films-The Kennedy/Marshall Company
movie

Wounded to the brink of death and suffering from amnesia Jason Bourne is rescued at sea by a fisherman. With nothing to go on but a Swiss bank account number he starts to reconstruct his life but finds that many people…

Setting: Paris, France; Zurich, Switzerland; Multiple European LocationsTime Period: 2002
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Warner Bros. Pictures-Village Roadshow Pictures-Silver Pictures-Wigram Productions-Lin Pictures
movie

There is a new criminal mastermind at large (Professor Moriarty) and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal but his capacity for evil and lack of conscience may give him an advantage over the detective.

Setting: London, UK; Switzerland; France; GermanyTime Period: 1891
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy

by Eric Metaxas
book

As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One…

Setting: Germany; USA; SwitzerlandTime Period: 1942
Three Colors: Red

Three Colors: Red

Zespół Filmowy TOR-Le Studio Canal+-France 3 Cinéma-TSR-Miramax
movie

Valentine a student model in Geneva struggles with a possessive boyfriend and a troubled family. When she runs over a dog she discovers that its owner a retired judge is illegally wiretapping and eavesdropping on his…

Setting: Geneva, SwitzerlandTime Period: 1990s
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

Universal Pictures
movie

Tampering with life and death Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a…

Setting: Switzerland; GermanyTime Period: 19th Century
GoldenEye

GoldenEye

Eon Productions-United Artists
movie

When a powerful satellite system falls into the hands of Alec Trevelyan AKA Agent 006 a former ally-turned-enemy only James Bond can save the world from a dangerous space weapon that -- in one short pulse -- could…

Setting: St. Petersburg, Russia; Cuba; London, England; SwitzerlandTime Period: 1990s
Contagion

Contagion

Participant-Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ-Double Feature Films-Regency Enterprises-Warner Bros. Pictures
movie

As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.

Setting: Hong Kong, China; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Geneva, Switzerland; Chicago, Illinois, USA; London, England; Tokyo, JapanTime Period: 2010s
Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

Caméra One-Snowfort Pictures-Endless Picnic
movie

Shot in France England Switzerland and the United States this documentary covers director Alejandro Jodorowsky (El Topo Holy Mountain Santa Sangre) and his 1974 Quixotic attempt to adapt the seminal sci-fi novel Dune…

Setting: France; England; Switzerland; USATime Period: 1970s
Youth

Youth

Fox Searchlight Pictures-France 2 Cinéma-Eurimages-Indigo Film-Medusa Film-Pathé-Number 9 Films-C-Films-Barbary Films
movie

Two lifelong friends bond whilst vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena Mick is intent on…

Setting: Swiss Alps, SwitzerlandTime Period: 2010s
Crash Landing on You

Crash Landing on You

tvshow

A paragliding mishap drops a South Korean heiress in North Korea -- and into the life of an army officer, who decides he will help her hide.

Setting: North Korea; South Korea; SwitzerlandTime Period: 2019

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