Niklaus Schilling
Swiss film director, cinematographer, film editor and screenwriter
About Niklaus Schilling
Lived 1944 – 2016 (aged 72). Niklaus Schilling was a Swiss film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, writer and camera operator.
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. The following year, his film Rhinegold was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.
Selected filmography Forty Eight Hours to Acapulco (dir. Klaus Lemke, 1967) 24 Hour Lover (1968) Detectives (dir. Rudolf Thome, 1969) Don't Fumble, Darling (dir. , 1970) (1972) The Expulsion from Paradise (1977) Rhinegold (1978) The Willi Busch Report (1979) (1982) (1984) Dormire (1985) The Spirit (1989) (1992)
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Swiss film director, cinematographer, film editor and screenwriter (1944-2016)
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Niklaus Schilling was born on 23 April 1944 in Basel.
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Niklaus Schilling died on 6 May 2016 in Berlin.
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Niklaus Schilling was a film director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, writer and camera operator.
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Niklaus Schilling was Swiss.
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