Nicolas Gessner
Known for
Directing
Born
August 17, 1931
Birthplace
Budapest, Hungary
Died
August 22, 2023 (aged 92)
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.
Best known work
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976
Someone Behind the Door
1971
Twelve Plus One
1969
The Blonde from Peking
1967
Tennessee Nights
1989
Spaceship Earth
1997
Quicker Than the Eye
1989
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
Diamonds Are Brittle
1965
The Castle of Olive Trees
1993Filmography
1997
1993
1989
Tennessee NightsDirector, Screenplay
1989
Quicker Than the EyeDirector, Writer
1987
Das andere LebenDirector
1984
Le Tueur tristeDirector
1980
1976
1971
Someone Behind the DoorDirector, Producer, Adaptation
1969
Twelve Plus OneDirector, Screenplay
1967
The Blonde from PekingDirector, Screenplay
1965
Diamonds Are BrittleDirector, Writer
1964
Der Gefangene der BotschaftDirector