Ready, Steady, Charlie! is a 2003

2003 in film

The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

 Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 movie production directed by Mike Eschmann, starring newcomer Michael Koch, beauty queen Melanie Winiger

Melanie Winiger

Melanie Winiger, is a former Miss Switzerland winner and current film actress and model.-Early life:The daughter of a German speaking Swiss national and a Canadian of Indian origin, Melanie Winiger was brought up in Ticino, the Italian region of Switzerland.-Modelling career:After winning Miss...

 and comedian Marco Rima. The plot is a parody

Parody

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 about the military service in Switzerland and has been the most successful Swiss movie since 1978's The Swissmakers

The Swissmakers

The Swissmakers is a Swiss 1978 comedy film directed by Rolf Lyssy. The movie deals with the many woes of foreigners who decide to obtain Swiss nationality but are forced to deal with bureaucratic and cultural barriers....

, and had some success as well in France

France

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, the United States, the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and even in Russia

Russia

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