Daniel Schmid
From Wikipedia Daniel Schmid (26 December 1941 – 5 August 2006) was a Swiss theatre and film director. In 1982, his film Hécate was entered into the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival. His film Beresina, or the Last Days of Switzerland was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. In 1988, he was a member of the jury at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. A new documentary film on Schmid's life Daniel Schmid - Le chat qui pense, had its U.S. premiere at the Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco on June 20, 2011.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1941-12-26 · Flims-Waldhaus, Graubünden, Switzerland
- Died
- 2006-08-05
Known for
- The American Friend (1977) — Samuel Igraham
- Lili Marleen (1981) — Pförtner
- The Merchant of Four Seasons (1972) — 1st Candidate
- Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King (1972) — Aussenminister von der Pfordten
- Hecate (1982) — Director
- La Paloma (1974) — Director
- Jenatsch (1987) — Writer
- Off Season (1992) — Writer
- Judith Therpauve (1978) — Jean
- Shadow of Angels (1976) — Director
- Tosca's Kiss (1984) — Director
- Beresina (1999) — Director
- Roberte (1979) — Salomon
- Tonight or Never (1973) — Writer
- Daniel Schmid: Le Chat Qui Pense (2010) — Self (archive footage)
- Violanta (1978) — Director