Horst Hächler
Horst Hächler (born 12 March 1926) is a retired German actor, film producer and director. He was married to the actress Maria Schell from 1957 to 1965.
Horst Hächler

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- Name
- Horst Hächler
- Born
- 12 March 1926
- Birthplace
- Hamburg, Germany
- Occupation
- Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
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• Name — Horst Hächler • Born — 12 March 1926 • Birthplace — Hamburg, Germany • Children — 1 • Occupation — Actor, Producer, Director, Writer • Years Active — 1948–1987 (film)
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Horst Hächler, a director, screenwriter, actor and film producer, was born on 12 March 1926 in Hamburg. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Orplid Mystery (1950) • Beloved Life (1953) • The Last Bridge (1954) • Master of Life and Death (1955) • Hubertus Castle (1973) • Zwei himmlische Dickschädel (1974) • The Hunter of Fall (1974) • Silence in the Forest (1976) • Inn of the Sinful Daughters (1978) • Lethal Obsession (1987)
Director
Director
• Love (1956) • As the Sea Rages (1959) • Murder in Rio (1963) • Waldrausch (1977) • Laß das – ich haß’ das (1983)
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