Person
Nicolas Gessner
Directing · 1931–2023 · Budapest, Hungary
Biography
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.
Known for
Twelve Plus One
Director
The Castle of Olive Trees
Director
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Director
Das andere Leben
Director
Spaceship Earth
Creator
Quicker Than the Eye
Director
The Blonde from Peking
Director
Someone Behind the Door
Director
Tennessee Nights
Director
Diamonds Are Brittle
Director
Filmography
- 1997Spaceship EarthCreator
- 1993The Castle of Olive TreesDirector
- 1989Tennessee NightsDirector
- 1989Quicker Than the EyeDirector
- 1987Das andere LebenDirector
- 1984Le Tueur tristeDirector
- 1980It Rained All Night the Day I LeftDirector
- 1976The Little Girl Who Lives Down the LaneDirector
- 1971Someone Behind the DoorDirector
- 1969Twelve Plus OneDirector
- 1967The Blonde from PekingDirector
- 1965Diamonds Are BrittleDirector
- 1964Der Gefangene der BotschaftDirector
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