Nicolas Gessner

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
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976
Someone Behind the Door
Someone Behind the Door
1971
Twelve Plus One
Twelve Plus One
1969
The Blonde from Peking
The Blonde from Peking
1967
Tennessee Nights
Tennessee Nights
1989
Spaceship Earth
Spaceship Earth
1997
Quicker Than the Eye
Quicker Than the Eye
1989
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
Diamonds Are Brittle
Diamonds Are Brittle
1965
The Castle of Olive Trees
The Castle of Olive Trees
1993

Filmography

  1. 1997

    Spaceship EarthTV

    Creator

  2. 1993

  3. 1989

    Tennessee Nights

    Director, Screenplay

  4. 1989

    Quicker Than the Eye

    Director, Writer

  5. 1987

  6. 1984

  7. 1980

  8. 1976

  9. 1971

    Someone Behind the Door

    Director, Producer, Adaptation

  10. 1969

    Twelve Plus One

    Director, Screenplay

  11. 1967

    The Blonde from Peking

    Director, Screenplay

  12. 1965

    Diamonds Are Brittle

    Director, Writer

  13. 1964

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