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Carl Schenkel
Carl Schenkel (pseudonym: Carlo Ombra; 8 May 1948 – 1 December 2003) was a Swiss film director. His 1984 film ''Abwärts'' won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Direction in 1985. :de:Carl Schenkel Filmography * ''Graf Dracula beißt jetzt in Oberbayern'' (1979) (as Carlo Ombra) * ' (''Kalt wie Eis'') (1981) * ''Abwärts'' (1984) * '' Bay Coven'' (1987) (TV movie) * '' The Mighty Quinn'' (1989) * '' Silence Like Glass'' (''Zwei Frauen'') (1989) * ''The Edge'' (1989) (TV movie) * ''Silhouette'' (1990) (TV movie) * '' Knight Moves'' (1992) * ''Beyond Betrayal'' (1992) (TV movie) * ''The Surgeon'' (1995) * '' In the Lake of the Woods'' (1996) (TV movie) * '' Kalte Küsse'' (1997) (TV movie) * ''Tarzan and the Lost City'' (1998) * '' Missing Pieces'' (2000) * ''Hostile Takeover'' (2001) * ''Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese , neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen , website = www.bern.ch Bern () or Berne; in other Swiss languages, gsw, Bärn ; frp, Bèrna ; it, Berna ; rm, Berna is the '' de facto'' capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city" (in german: Bundesstadt, link=no, french: ville fédérale, link=no, it, città federale, link=no, and rm, citad federala, link=no). According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly and Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knight Moves (film)
''Knight Moves'' is a 1992 thriller film, directed by Carl Schenkel and written by Brad Mirman, about a chess grandmaster who is accused of several grisly murders. Plot In 1972 David and Peter face each other in a chess match. David, the loser, stabs the winner Peter with a fountain pen. The loser's savage attack on his childhood opponent after his public humiliation and defeat leads to the dissolution of his parents' marriage. His father leaves forever, and the boy finds his mother dying from suicide from a slashed wrist, yet he ignores her and retrieves his locked-away chessboard. The boy spends the next twenty years in and out of asylums and foster care and is never seen again. In the meantime, Peter becomes one of the youngest, most successful chess grandmasters in history. A brilliant yet troubled widower with a beloved daughter, he suddenly finds himself a suspect in his casual lover's murder. When more homicides occur, newly-appointed Police Captain Frank Sedman and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Deaths
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1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel ('' Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the '' Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder On The Orient Express (2001 Film)
''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a 2001 made-for-television mystery film directed by Carl Schenkel based on the 1934 novel ''Murder on the Orient Express'' by Agatha Christie, featuring Hercule Poirot. This version is set in the present day and has a smaller cast than the novel. The screenplay was written by Stephen Harrigan and the original music score was composed by Christopher Franke. Plot Hercule Poirot is travelling on the ''Orient Express''. While on the journey, Poirot meets a very close friend Bouc, who works for the Compagnie Internationale des Wagons-Lits. The train is stopped when a landslide blocks the line on the second night out from Istanbul, and American millionaire Samuel Edward Ratchett is found stabbed to death the next morning. Since no footprints are visible around the train and the doors to the other cars were locked, it seems that the murderer must still be among the passengers in Ratchett's car. Poirot and Bouc work together to solve the case. They ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hostile Takeover (2001 Film)
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Missing Pieces (2000 Film)
''Missing Pieces'' is a 2000 American made-for-television drama film starring James Coburn, Lisa Zane, Paul Kersey and William R. Moses. Plot A father travels to Mexico to claim the body of his son who has just committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. Cast *James Coburn as Atticus Cody * Lisa Zane as Renata * Paul Kersey as Scott Cody *Finn Carter as Marilyn *William R. Moses as David * Julio Oscar Mechoso as Hernandez *Maxwell Caulfield Maxwell Caulfield (né Maxwell P.J. Newby; born 23 November 1959) is a British-American film, stage, and television actor and singer. He has appeared in ''Grease 2'' (1982), '' Electric Dreams'' (1984), '' The Boys Next Door'' (1985), ''The Su ... as Stuart *Matthew Malone as Adam *Nathan Malone as Adam References External links * 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000 television films 2000 drama films 2000 films CBS network films Films directed by Carl Schenkel American drama television films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarzan And The Lost City (film)
''Tarzan and the Lost City'' is a 1998 American adventure film directed by Carl Schenkel, and starring Casper Van Dien and Jane March with Steven Waddington. The screenplay by Bayard Johnson and J. Anderson Black is loosely based on the Tarzan stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The film received largely negative reviews and was a box office bomb. One of the film's producers, Stanley S. Canter, had previously produced another Tarzan film for Warner Bros., '' Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'' (1984). Plot Synopsis In 1913, on the night before Jane Porter's wedding to John Clayton II (also known as Tarzan, who is something of a celebrity) her bridegroom receives a disturbing vision of his childhood homeland in peril; The educated explorer and treasure seeker Nigel Ravens is seeking the legendary city of Opar, to plunder its ancient treasures and uncover dangerous powers. Much to Jane's distress and confusion, Clayton leaves for Africa to help, meeting up with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Lake Of The Woods
''In the Lake of the Woods'' (1994) is a novel by the American author Tim O'Brien. ''In the Lake of the Woods'' follows the struggle of Vietnam veteran John Wade trying to deal with a recently failed campaign for the United States Senate. After moving to Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota, John discovers one morning that his wife, Kathy, is missing. Through flashbacks to John's childhood, college years, and war experiences, as well as testimony and evidence from affected characters, the novel provides several hypotheses for Kathy's disappearance, without resolving the question. It was adapted as a made-for-TV movie in 1996. Plot summary The main storyline often branches out to flashbacks of significant events in John Wade's past. His childhood is constantly referred to as the advent of his persona, Sorcerer. As a child, John was frequently abused verbally and emotionally by an alcoholic father, who was admired by other children for his public persona. John often visited Karra's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Surgeon (film)
''The Surgeon'' is a 2005 Australian television medical drama. It screened at 9:30pm on Thursdays on Network Ten and in Ireland early morning on RTÉ One. The show was based at a fictional hospital named Sydney General Hospital. The first season consisted of eight half-hour episodes. The show was nominated for two Logie Awards (Most Outstanding Drama Series & Most Outstanding Actress) as well as two AACTAs (Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama and Best Telefeature or Mini Series). Cast Main / regular *Justine Clarke as Dr. Eve Agius *Sam Worthington as Dr. Sam Dash *Nicholas Bell as Dr. Julian Sierson *Christopher Morris as Dr. Abe Morris *Katie Wall as Siobhan Kerry *Matthew Newton as Dr. Nick Steele * Matthew Zeremes as Dr. Lachie Hatsatouris *Khalid Malik as Dr. Rob Singh *Chum Ehelepola as Dr. Ravi Jayawardener Guests * Ben Oxenbould as Steve Glass (1 episode) * Betty Lucas as Miriam Beck (2 episodes) Episodes (Episode information retrieved from Australian Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beyond Betrayal
''Beyond Betrayal'' is a 1994 American Television film, made-for-television action film, action drama (film and television), drama thriller film directed by Carl Schenkel and starring Susan Dey and Richard Dean Anderson. Plot Joanna runs away from her abusive cop husband and meets Sam, who is separated from his obsessive wife. Cast * Susan Dey .... Joanna / Emma Doyle * Richard Dean Anderson .... Bradley Matthews * Annie Corley .... Iris McKay * James Tolkan .... Joe Maloney * Michael O'Neill (actor), Michael O'Neill .... Ray Pasquerello * Dennis Boutsikaris .... Sam * Brigitta Dau .... Lynn McKay * Tamsin Kelsey .... D.A. * Jerry Wasserman .... Detective * Arlene Mazerolle .... Molly * Byron Lucas .... Biker * Robin Mossley .... Ticket agent * BJ Harrison .... Judge * Michelle T. Carter .... Travel agent * Dee Jay Jackson .... Bus driver External links * * 1994 thriller films 1994 television films 1994 films 1990s English-language films Films about domestic violence Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
