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.

KNOWN FOR

The Castle of Olive Trees
1993
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976
Spaceship Earth
1997
Someone Behind the Door
1971
Quicker Than the Eye
1989
The Blonde from Peking
1967
Twelve Plus One
1969
Diamonds Are Brittle
1965
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
1980
Tennessee Nights
1989
Das andere Leben
1987
Der Gefangene der Botschaft
1964

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
12
Writing
6
Producing
1
1993
The Castle of Olive Trees
Director
1989
Tennessee Nights
Director
1989
Quicker Than the Eye
Director
1987
Das andere Leben
Director
1984
Le Tueur triste
Director
1980
It Rained All Night the Day I Left
Director
1976
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Director
1971
Someone Behind the Door
Director
1969
Twelve Plus One
Director
1967
The Blonde from Peking
Director
1965
Diamonds Are Brittle
Director
1964
Der Gefangene der Botschaft
Director