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Nicolas Gessner (1931-2023)

Birthplace:
Budapest, Hungary

Born:
August 17, 1931

Died:
August 22, 2023

Biography from TheMovieDB

Nicolas Gessner (17 August 1931 – 22 August 2023) was a Hungarian-born filmmaker who mostly worked in France.  Nicolas Gessner was born in Budapest, Hungary on 17 August 1931.  His films are often characterized by strange, quirky atmospheres and unusual cast mixing French and international actors. Starting from the early 1980s, Gessner mostly worked for television.

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Film Production

Adaptation:
1971  Someone Behind the Door

Director:
1964  Der Gefangene der Botschaft
1965  Diamonds Are Brittle
1967  The Blonde from Peking
1969  Twelve Plus One
1971  Someone Behind the Door
1976  The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1980  It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1984  Le Tueur triste
1987  Das andere Leben
1989  Quicker Than the Eye
1991  Tennessee Nights

Producer:
1964  Der Gefangene der Botschaft
1965  Diamonds Are Brittle
1967  The Blonde from Peking
1969  Twelve Plus One
1971  Someone Behind the Door
1976  The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1980  It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1984  Le Tueur triste
1987  Das andere Leben
1989  Quicker Than the Eye
1991  Tennessee Nights

Screenplay:
1964  Der Gefangene der Botschaft
1965  Diamonds Are Brittle
1967  The Blonde from Peking
1969  Twelve Plus One
1971  Someone Behind the Door
1976  The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1980  It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1984  Le Tueur triste
1987  Das andere Leben
1989  Quicker Than the Eye
1991  Tennessee Nights

Writer:
1964  Der Gefangene der Botschaft
1965  Diamonds Are Brittle
1967  The Blonde from Peking
1969  Twelve Plus One
1971  Someone Behind the Door
1976  The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1980  It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1984  Le Tueur triste
1987  Das andere Leben
1989  Quicker Than the Eye
1991  Tennessee Nights

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TV Production

Creator:
1997  Spaceship Earth

Director:
1993  The Castle of Olive Trees
1997  Spaceship Earth

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