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.

Directed

1. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) — Director
2. Someone Behind the Door (1971) — Director
3. Twelve Plus One (1969) — Director
4. The Blonde from Peking (1967) — Director
5. Tennessee Nights (1989) — Director
6. Quicker Than the Eye (1989) — Director
7. It Rained All Night the Day I Left (1980) — Director
8. Diamonds Are Brittle (1965) — Director
9. The Castle of Olive Trees (1993) — Director
10. Le Tueur triste (1984) — Director
11. Das andere Leben (1987) — Director
12. Der Gefangene der Botschaft (1964) — Director