Nicolas Gessner
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Nicolas Gessner is a Hungarian-born film maker who mostly worked in France.
His movies 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.
His movies 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.
Filmography
- The Thirteen ChairsThe Thirteen ChairsThe Thirteen Chairs is a comedy film released in 1969. It was based on The Twelve Chairs, a 1928 satirical novel by the Soviet authors Ilf and Petrov. It was directed by Nicolas Gessner and Luciano Lucignani, and starred Sharon Tate , Vittorio Gassman, Orson Welles, Vittorio De Sica and Tim...
(1969) - Someone Behind the DoorSomeone Behind the DoorSomeone Behind the Door is French film directed by Nicolas Gessner. The original French title was Quelqu'un derrière la porte. The film was shot on location in Folkestone, England.-Plot:...
(1971) - The Little Girl Who Lives Down the LaneThe Little Girl Who Lives Down the LaneThe Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is a 1976 Canadian-French film directed by Nicolas Gessner and starring Jodie Foster and Martin Sheen. It was written by Laird Koenig, based on Koenig's 1974 novel of the same title; Koenig also wrote a stage play based on his book...
(1976) - Quicker than the eye (1989)