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Richard Schweizer(1899-1965)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Richard Schweizer was born on 23 December 1899 in Zurich, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for The Search (1948), Marie-Louise (1944) and Kleine Scheidegg (1937). He was married to Ruth Margaret Langnese. He died on 30 March 1965 in Zurich, Switzerland.
BornDecember 23, 1899
DiedMarch 30, 1965(65)
BornDecember 23, 1899
DiedMarch 30, 1965(65)
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  • Won 2 Oscars
    • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

Known for

Aline MacMahon in The Search (1948)
The Search
7.8
  • Writer(uncredited)
  • 1948
Marie-Louise (1944)
Marie-Louise
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1944
Leopold Biberti in Kleine Scheidegg (1937)
Kleine Scheidegg
  • Writer
  • 1937
Wie d'Warret würkt
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • Peter Brogle, Ruedi Walter, and Margrit Winter in Anne Bäbi Jowäger - I. Teil: Wie Jakobli zu einer Frau kommt (1960)
    Anne Bäbi Jowäger
    7.5
    • writer
    • 1978
  • Geld und Geist (1964)
    Geld und Geist
    6.3
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Mein General-Motors-Abenteuer
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Der Sittlichkeitsverbrecher (1963)
    Der Sittlichkeitsverbrecher
    5.3
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Peter Brogle, Ruedi Walter, and Margrit Winter in Anne Bäbi Jowäger - I. Teil: Wie Jakobli zu einer Frau kommt (1960)
    Anne Bäbi Jowäger - II. Teil: Jakobli und Meyeli
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Peter Brogle, Ruedi Walter, and Margrit Winter in Anne Bäbi Jowäger - I. Teil: Wie Jakobli zu einer Frau kommt (1960)
    Anne Bäbi Jowäger - I. Teil: Wie Jakobli zu einer Frau kommt
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Auskunft im Cockpit (1959)
    Auskunft im Cockpit
    Short
    • writer
    • 1959
  • Annemarie Düringer in Die Käserei in der Vehfreude (1958)
    Die Käserei in der Vehfreude
    7.1
    • adaptation and screenplay
    • 1958
  • Zwischen uns die Berge (1956)
    Zwischen uns die Berge
    4.0
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Liselotte Pulver and Hannes Schmidhauser in Uli, der Pächter (1955)
    Uli, der Pächter
    7.0
    • adaptation
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Heidi and Peter (1955)
    Heidi and Peter
    6.5
    • screenplay
    • 1955
  • Uli der Knecht (1954)
    Uli der Knecht
    7.0
    • screenplay
    • adaptation
    • 1954
  • Elsbeth Sigmund in Heidi (1952)
    Heidi
    6.8
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Georg Schubert in Palace Hotel (1952)
    Palace Hotel
    6.7
    • Writer
    • 1952
  • Four in a Jeep (1951)
    Four in a Jeep
    6.3
    • story and screenplay
    • 1951

Director

  • Leopold Biberti in Kleine Scheidegg (1937)
    Kleine Scheidegg
    • Director
    • 1937
  • Wie d'Warret würkt
    • Director
    • 1933
  • Ein Werktag
    3.4
    • Director
    • 1931

Actor

  • Gilberte de Courgenay (1941)
    Gilberte de Courgenay
    7.1
    • (uncredited)
    • 1941

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 23, 1899
    • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Died
    • March 30, 1965
    • Zurich, Switzerland(suicide)
  • Spouse
    • Ruth Margaret Langnese1930 - March 30, 1965 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Armin Schweizer(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Started off as a stage-builder and theater painter at the main theater in Zurich, Switzerland.

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