Daniel Walter Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and

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Biography

In 1982, his film '' Hécate'' was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. His film '' Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland'' was screened in the

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section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. In 1988, he was a member of the jury at the

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. A new

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on Schmid's life, ''Daniel Schmid – Le chat qui pense'', had its U.S. premiere at the

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on 20 June 2011.

Filmography / works

*1967: ' (dir. George Moorse) (assistant director; TV film) *1967: '' Claire'' (dir. Peter Lilienthal) (assistant director; TV film) *1967: '' Abgründe'' (dir. Peter Lilienthal) (assistant director; TV film) *1969: ''

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'' (dir.

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) (cinematographer; short film) *1970: '' Thut alles im Finstern, eurem Herrn das Licht zu ersparen'' (director, writer; TV film) *1970: '' Der Bomberpilot'' (dir. Werner Schroeter) (co-director; TV film) *1972: ' (producer, director, writer) *1974: ' (director, writer) *1976: '' Shadow of Angels'' (director, writer) *1977: '' Violanta'' (director, writer) *1981: '' Notre Dame de la Croisette'' (director) *1982: '' Hécate'' (director, writer) *1983: '' Mirage de la vie'' (producer, director, writer; TV film) *1984: '' Barbe-bleue'' (dir. Jean Bovon) (co-director; TV film) *1984: '' Tosca's Kiss (Il bacio di Tosca)'' (director) *1985: ''

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'' (co-director; TV film) *1986: ' (producer) *1987: '' Jenatsch'' (director, writer) *1988: '' Guglielmo Tell'' (director; TV film) *1990: '' Les amateurs'' (director) *1992: '' Hors Saison'' / Zwischensaison (director, writer) *1995: '' The Written Face'' (director, writer) – documentary on the Japanese

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star, Tamasaburo Bando featuring

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dancer,

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*1996: ''

Linda di Chamounix ''Linda di Chamounix'' is an operatic '' melodramma semiserio'' in three acts by Gaetano Donizetti. The Italian libretto was written by Gaetano Rossi. It premiered in Vienna, at the Kärntnertortheater, on 19 May 1842. Performance history ' ...

'' (dir. Alf Bernhard-Leonardi) (co-director; TV film) *1999: '' Beresina oder Die letzten Tage der Schweiz'' (director) *2002: ''

Beatrice di Tenda ''Beatrice di Tenda'' is a tragic opera in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini, from a libretto by Felice Romani, after the play of the same name by . Initially, a play by Alexandre Dumas was chosen as the subject for the opera, but Bellini had reserva ...

'' (dir. Yves-André Hubert) (co-director; TV film)

Actor

*1972: '' The Merchant of Four Seasons'' – 1st Candidate *1972: '' Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King'' – Aussenminister von der Pfordten *1977: '' The American Friend'' – Igraham *1978: '' Judith Therpauve'' – Jean *1979: ''Roberte'' – Salomon *1981: ''

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'' – Pförtner *1984: '' Cinémato'' – Himself

References

External links

*http://www.daniel-schmid.com – Official website *
Daniel Schmid
at th
Swiss Film Directory
* 1941 births 2006 deaths LGBTQ film directors LGBTQ theatre directors Swiss film directors Swiss theatre directors Deaths from cancer in Switzerland German-language film directors Georges Delerue Award winners 20th-century Swiss LGBTQ people 21st-century Swiss LGBTQ people {{Switzerland-film-director-stub