Nicolas Gessner
Personal Info
Known For Director
Gender Male
Birthday 1931-08-17
Deathday 2023-08-22 (92 years old)
Place of Birth Budapest, Hungary
Nicolas Gessner
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.
Known For
Director
1993
The Castle of Olive Trees
as Director
1991
Tennessee Nights
as Director
1989
Quicker Than the Eye
as Director
1987
Das andere Leben
as Director
1984
Le Tueur triste
as Director
1980
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
as Director
1976
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
as Director
1971
Someone Behind the Door
as Director
1969
Twelve Plus One
as Director
1967
The Blonde from Peking
as Director
1965
Diamonds Are Brittle
as Director
1964
Der Gefangene der Botschaft
as Director
Writer
1991
Tennessee Nights
as Screenplay
1989
Quicker Than the Eye
as Writer
1971
Someone Behind the Door
as Adaptation
1969
Twelve Plus One
as Screenplay
1967
The Blonde from Peking
as Screenplay
1965
Diamonds Are Brittle
as Writer
Producer
1971
Someone Behind the Door
as Producer
Creator
1997
Spaceship Earth
as Creator