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Nicolas Gessner

Nicolas Gessner

Director · 1931–2023 · Budapest, Hungary

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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.

Directed 10

1990s

  1. 1993

    The Castle of Olive Trees

    Director

1980s

  1. 1989

    Tennessee Nights

    Director

  2. Quicker Than the Eye

    Director

  3. 1984

    Le Tueur triste

    Director

  4. 1980

    It Rained All Night the Day I Left

    Director

1960s

  1. 1969

    Twelve Plus One

    Director

  2. 1967

    The Blonde from Peking

    Director

  3. 1965

    Diamonds Are Brittle

    Director

Wrote 6

1980s

  1. 1989

    Tennessee Nights

    Screenplay

  2. Quicker Than the Eye

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1969

    Twelve Plus One

    Screenplay

  2. 1967

    The Blonde from Peking

    Screenplay

  3. 1965

    Diamonds Are Brittle

    Writer

Produced 1

Created 1