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Carl Schenkel
Carl Schenkel (8 May 1948 – 1 December 2003), also known by the pseudonym Carlo Ombra, 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 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) * ' (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 published in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bern
Bern (), or Berne (), ; ; ; . is the ''de facto'' Capital city, capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city".; ; ; . According to the Swiss constitution, the Swiss Confederation intentionally has no "capital", but Bern has governmental institutions such as the Federal Assembly (Switzerland), Federal Assembly and Federal Council (Switzerland), Federal Council. However, the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland, Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne, the Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland, Federal Criminal Court is in Bellinzona and the Federal Administrative Court (Switzerland), Federal Administrative Court and the Federal Patent Court (Switzerland), Federal Patent Court are in St. Gallen, exemplifying the federal nature of the Confederation. With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the List of cities in Switzerland, fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silhouette (1990 Film)
A silhouette (, ) is the image of a person, animal, object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single colour, usually black, with its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is featureless, and the silhouette is usually presented on a light background, usually white, or none at all. The silhouette differs from an outline, which depicts the edge of an object in a linear form, while a silhouette appears as a solid shape. Silhouette images may be created in any visual artistic medium, but were first used to describe pieces of cut paper, which were then stuck to a backing in a contrasting colour, and often framed. Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term ''silhouette'' was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th century, and the tradition has continued under this name into the 21st century. They represented a cheap but effective alternative to the portrait miniature, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) go into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – British rule in Burma, Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the 'Post-independence Burma (1948–1962), Union of Burma', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 – In the United States: ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified fl ... [...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)
''Hostile Takeover'' () is a 2001 German action thriller film directed by Carl Schenkel, starring Thomas Kretschmann, Désirée Nosbusch and Klaus Löwitsch. It was released on 1 February 2001. Plot Cast * Thomas Kretschmann as Robert Fernau * Désirée Nosbusch as Laura Schumann * Klaus Löwitsch as Willi Konrad * Martin Semmelrogge as Beckmann * Wolfgang Hübsch as Granitz * Florian Martens as Heisig * Hans Peter Hallwachs Hans Peter Hallwachs (10 July 1938 – 16 December 2022) was a German actor. Hallwachs was born in Jüterbog, Brandenburg on 10 July 1938. He died on 16 December 2022, at the age of 84. Selected filmography *''Degree of Murder'' (1967) *' (196 ... as Kassel * Christina Loeb as Frau Kassel * Thure Riefenstein as Geissler * Nick Romm as Keil * Dirk Martens as Albrecht * Christian Baumann as Hagen * Martin Walch as Kumpel * Gilbert von Sohlern as Arzt References External links * * 2001 films 2001 action films 2001 action thriller films 2000s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ... 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 as Stuart * Octavia Spencer as Elegant Guest *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 films Films directed by Carl Schenkel Ame ... [...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, written by Bayard Johnson and J. Anderson Black, and starring Casper Van Dien, Jane March, and 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 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 fo ... [...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' ... [...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 Fi ... [...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 lead 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 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
