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Nicolas Gessner is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Script Suisse born on 17 august 1931 at Budapest (Hongrie)

Nicolas Gessner

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Nationality Suisse
Birth 17 august 1931 (92 years) at Budapest (Hongrie)

Nicolas Gessner est un réalisateur et scénariste suisse, d'origine en partie hongroise, né le 17 août 1931 à Budapest. Ses films se caractérisent souvent par des atmosphères étranges et pesantes. Depuis les années 1980, il tourne essentiellement des téléfilms.

Usually with

Marc Behm
Marc Behm
(3 films)
Raymond Danon
Raymond Danon
(2 films)
Carl Studer
Carl Studer
(2 films)
Michel Lang
Michel Lang
(2 films)
Claude Vital
Claude Vital
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nicolas Gessner (7 films)

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Director

Passe-passe, 1h28
Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Jean Yanne, Ben Gazzara, Mary Crosby, Ivan Desny, Catherine Jarrett, Wolfram Berger
Rating48% 2.4438352.4438352.4438352.4438352.443835
Un illusionniste de talent, est manipulé à son insu par un groupe de terroristes, qui lui font endosser la responsabilité du meurtre d'un politicien. Seule la directrice de l'hôtel où a eu lieu le crime, est en mesure de donner la preuve de son innocence.
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, 1h40
Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about children, Films about sexuality, Films about pedophilia
Actors Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Alexis Smith, Mort Shuman, Scott Jacoby, Hubert Noël
Rating69% 3.4995053.4995053.4995053.4995053.499505
During a Halloween evening in the seaside town of Wells Harbor, Maine, Rynn Jacobs (Jodie Foster) is celebrating her thirteenth birthday alone in her father Lester's house. Lester is a poet and they have recently moved from England. Frank Hallet (Martin Sheen), the adult son of the landlady Cora Hallet (Alexis Smith), drops by and makes advances toward Rynn. He leaves quickly when his stepchildren come to the door trick-or-treating, but the next day he is waiting in his car to offer Rynn a ride. She studiously ignores him.
Someone Behind the Door, 1h37
Directed by Michel Lang, Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland, Henri Garcin, Agathe Natanson, André Penvern
Rating57% 2.8990752.8990752.8990752.8990752.899075
A neurosurgeon hires an amnesiac to murder his wife, believing that the man will have no memory of what he had done, providing him a perfect alibi.
Twelve Plus One, 1h30
Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Sharon Tate, Vittorio Gassman, Mylène Demongeot, Orson Welles, Vittorio De Sica, Terry-Thomas
Rating57% 2.8953252.8953252.8953252.8953252.895325
Mario Beretti (Vittorio Gassman) is a young Italian-American Barber. He runs a Barber Shop by a construction site that boasts few customers. His life reaches a turning point when he is notified of the death of his aunt living in England, who named him her sole heir.
The Blonde from Peking, 1h35
Directed by Claude Vital, Michel Lang, Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Claudio Brook, Mireille Darc, Françoise Brion, Giorgia Moll, Edward G. Robinson, Pascale Roberts
Rating50% 2.541042.541042.541042.541042.54104
Erica Olsen (Mireille Darc) est découverte à Paris, sur un banc, amnésique. On la sent traquée par les services secrets américains, soviétiques et chinois. Est-elle bien cette jeune femme, Erica Olsen, ex-maîtresse d'un savant chinois qui pourrait détenir des secrets atomiques ?

Scriptwriter

Passe-passe, 1h28
Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Origin Suisse
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Jean Yanne, Ben Gazzara, Mary Crosby, Ivan Desny, Catherine Jarrett, Wolfram Berger
Roles Writer
Rating48% 2.4438352.4438352.4438352.4438352.443835
Un illusionniste de talent, est manipulé à son insu par un groupe de terroristes, qui lui font endosser la responsabilité du meurtre d'un politicien. Seule la directrice de l'hôtel où a eu lieu le crime, est en mesure de donner la preuve de son innocence.
Someone Behind the Door, 1h37
Directed by Michel Lang, Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland, Henri Garcin, Agathe Natanson, André Penvern
Roles Adaptation
Rating57% 2.8990752.8990752.8990752.8990752.899075
A neurosurgeon hires an amnesiac to murder his wife, believing that the man will have no memory of what he had done, providing him a perfect alibi.
Twelve Plus One, 1h30
Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Sharon Tate, Vittorio Gassman, Mylène Demongeot, Orson Welles, Vittorio De Sica, Terry-Thomas
Roles Auteur
Rating57% 2.8953252.8953252.8953252.8953252.895325
Mario Beretti (Vittorio Gassman) is a young Italian-American Barber. He runs a Barber Shop by a construction site that boasts few customers. His life reaches a turning point when he is notified of the death of his aunt living in England, who named him her sole heir.
The Blonde from Peking, 1h35
Directed by Claude Vital, Michel Lang, Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Claudio Brook, Mireille Darc, Françoise Brion, Giorgia Moll, Edward G. Robinson, Pascale Roberts
Rating50% 2.541042.541042.541042.541042.54104
Erica Olsen (Mireille Darc) est découverte à Paris, sur un banc, amnésique. On la sent traquée par les services secrets américains, soviétiques et chinois. Est-elle bien cette jeune femme, Erica Olsen, ex-maîtresse d'un savant chinois qui pourrait détenir des secrets atomiques ?

Producer

Someone Behind the Door, 1h37
Directed by Michel Lang, Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities
Actors Charles Bronson, Anthony Perkins, Jill Ireland, Henri Garcin, Agathe Natanson, André Penvern
Roles Producer
Rating57% 2.8990752.8990752.8990752.8990752.899075
A neurosurgeon hires an amnesiac to murder his wife, believing that the man will have no memory of what he had done, providing him a perfect alibi.

Team

The Blonde from Peking, 1h35
Directed by Claude Vital, Michel Lang, Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Adventure, Crime
Themes Spy films
Actors Claudio Brook, Mireille Darc, Françoise Brion, Giorgia Moll, Edward G. Robinson, Pascale Roberts
Roles Script
Rating50% 2.541042.541042.541042.541042.54104
Erica Olsen (Mireille Darc) est découverte à Paris, sur un banc, amnésique. On la sent traquée par les services secrets américains, soviétiques et chinois. Est-elle bien cette jeune femme, Erica Olsen, ex-maîtresse d'un savant chinois qui pourrait détenir des secrets atomiques ?