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Nicolas Gessner(1931-2023)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Nicolas Gessner was born on 17 August 1931 in Szombathely, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for Spaceship Earth (1996), The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) and Quicker Than the Eye (1988). He died on 22 August 2023 in Caen, Calvados, France.
BornAugust 17, 1931
DiedAugust 22, 2023(92)
BornAugust 17, 1931
DiedAugust 22, 2023(92)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Spaceship Earth (1996)
Spaceship Earth
8.8
TV Series
  • Director
  • 1996
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
7.0
  • Director(as Nicholas Gessner)
  • 1976
Quicker Than the Eye (1988)
Quicker Than the Eye
4.6
  • Director
  • 1988
Mireille Darc in The Blonde from Peking (1967)
The Blonde from Peking
5.0
  • Director
  • 1967

Credits

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Director

  • Spaceship Earth (1996)
    Spaceship Earth
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1996
  • Chêques en boîte (1994)
    Chêques en boîte
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Le château des oliviers (1993)
    Le château des oliviers
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1993
  • Swiss Faces (1991)
    Swiss Faces
    • Director (segment "Carlo Rubbia, Physicien/Physiker")
    • 1991
  • Tennessee Waltz (1989)
    Tennessee Waltz
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Quicker Than the Eye (1988)
    Quicker Than the Eye
    4.6
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Das andere Leben
    2.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Macho
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Intrigues (1985)
    Intrigues
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Le tueur triste (1984)
    Le tueur triste
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Herr Herr
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Pastoral Switzerland
    Short
    • Director
    • 1980
  • It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980)
    It Rained All Night the Day I Left
    4.1
    • Director
    • 1980
  • The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
    The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
    7.0
    • Director (as Nicholas Gessner)
    • 1976
  • Sag Oma gute Nacht
    • directed by
    • 1975

Writer

  • Spaceship Earth (1996)
    Spaceship Earth
    8.8
    TV Series
    • creator (1997)
    • 1996
  • Tennessee Waltz (1989)
    Tennessee Waltz
    5.5
    • screenplay by
    • 1989
  • Quicker Than the Eye (1988)
    Quicker Than the Eye
    4.6
    • Writer
    • 1988
  • Intrigues (1985)
    Intrigues
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • 1985
  • Liebe läßt alle Blumen blühen (1985)
    Liebe läßt alle Blumen blühen
    TV Movie
    • screenplay
    • 1985
  • Le tueur triste (1984)
    Le tueur triste
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Herr Herr
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • collaboration
    • 1982
  • Pastoral Switzerland
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1980
  • Someone Behind the Door (1971)
    Someone Behind the Door
    5.8
    • adaptation
    • 1971
  • 12 + 1 (1969)
    12 + 1
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Mireille Darc in The Blonde from Peking (1967)
    The Blonde from Peking
    5.0
    • adapted by
    • 1967
  • Familienalbum der Weltgeschichte
    TV Mini Series
    • co-writer (as Niklaus Gessner)
    • 1963–1966
  • Diamonds Are Brittle (1965)
    Diamonds Are Brittle
    5.5
    • original scenario
    • 1965
  • Schellen-Ursli (1964)
    Schellen-Ursli
    Short
    • Writer (as Niklaus Gessner)
    • 1964

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Finden sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält? (1962)
    Finden sie, daß Constanze sich richtig verhält?
    5.8
    • assistant director (as Niklaus Gessner)
    • 1962

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Dr. Nikolaus Gessner
  • Born
    • August 17, 1931
    • Szombathely, Hungary
  • Died
    • August 22, 2023
    • Caen, Calvados, France(Undisclosed)

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