Niklaus Schilling
Niklaus Schilling (23 April 1944 – 6 May 2016) was a Swiss film director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. He directed 13 films between 1967 and 1996. His 1977 film The Expulsion from Paradise was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.
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- Name
- Niklaus Schilling
- Born
- 23 April 1944
- Birthplace
- Basel, Switzerland
- Died
- 6 May 2016
- Occupation
- Film director Cinematographer Screenwriter
- Full name
- Niklaus Franz Josef Schilling.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Languages
- German
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The following year, his film Rhinegold was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.
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• Name — Niklaus Schilling • Born — 23 April 1944 • Birthplace — Basel, Switzerland • Died — 6 May 2016 • Occupation — Film director Cinematographer Screenwriter • Years Active — 1967–1996
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• Forty Eight Hours to Acapulco (dir. Klaus Lemke, 1967) • 24 Hour Lover (1968) • Detectives (dir. Rudolf Thome, 1969) • Don't Fumble, Darling (dir. May Spils, 1970) • Nightshade (1972 film) (1972) • The Expulsion from Paradise (1977) • Rhinegold (1978) • The Willi Busch Report (1979) • The Lite Trap (1982) • The Woman Without a Body and the Projectionist (1984) • Dormire (1985) • The Spirit (1989) • Border Frenzy (1992)
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