Urs Egger (born 9 March 1953 in Bern – died 18 January 2020 in

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) was a

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film and television director. From 1974 to 1997, he worked for the Swiss ''

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'' and the Australian '' Cinema Papers'' as a correspondent from

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, responsible for reporting on the film industry. He visited the

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to become a director. Egger died in January 2020 in Berlin, Germany, after suffering a long illness.

Select filmography

* ''Kinder der Landstrasse'' (1992) * ''The Tourist'' (1996, TV film) * ' (1996, TV film) — (Remake of ''

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'') * ''Opernball'' (1998, TV film) — (based on '' Opernball'') * ' (2002) * ' (2004, TV film) — (based on ''

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'') * ' (2008, TV film) * ''Kennedys Hirn'' (2010, TV film) — (based on '' Kennedy's Brain'') * ' (2010, TV film) — (based on the novel ''Brother Grimm'' by Craig Russell) * ''Krokodil'' (2013, TV film) * ' (2014, TV film) * ''Gotthard'' (2016, TV film) * ''Das Wunder von Wörgl'' (2018, TV film)

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1955 births 2020 deaths German-language film directors Swiss film directors Swiss television directors {{Switzerland-film-director-stub