Dominique Othenin-Girard

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Dominique Othenin-Girard

Born February 13, 1958 · Le Locle, Switzerland (age 68)

Dominique Othenin-Girard (born 13 February 1958) is a Swiss-French film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known for directing such films as After Darkness (1985), which was nominated for a Golden Bear Award, and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), as well as for directing the television miniseries The Crusaders (2001). Othenin-Girard is also active in promoting awareness for…

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Omen IV: The AwakeningOmen IV: The Awakening · 1991
Omen IV: The Awakening
★ 5.01991
MovieHorrorMystery
Damien Thorn is dead, but his prophecy is reborn in a mysterious girl named Delia, who is adopted by two attorneys.
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersHalloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers · 1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
★ 5.31989
MovieHorrorThriller
After lying in a coma for a year, Michael Myers awakens and stalks his way back to his small hometown in Illinois, intent on killing his niece, Jamie, who has been confined to a mental institution since his last attempt to slay her.
Night AngelNight Angel · 1990
Night Angel
★ 4.41990
MovieHorror
A legendary she-demon, in the updated guise of a beautiful model, infiltrates the offices of a successful fashion magazine with the aim of corrupting the world via mass media.
Henry Dunant: Red on the CrossHenry Dunant: Red on the Cross · 2007
Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross
★ 5.12007
MovieDramaTV Movie
Henry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to convince the firm and emperor Napoleon III to build a dam for them. After his Uncle, Dr. Hubert Dunant, diagnoses him not with Algerian typhus, just malaria, also his first meeting -dropping drawers in hospital for a shot- with nurse Cécile Thuillier, and meeting his careerist brother Daniel's fiancée, Léonie Bourg-Thibourg, daughter of the firm's boss, the board approves his plan. On his way to the emperor, who didn't even concede to receive him, Henry gets stuck in Castiglione, part of the Austrian province Lombardy which French troops came to 'liberate'; his Geneva friend Dr. Louis Appia saves his life by presenting him to suspicious Austrian troops as his medical assistant...
Dirty Money: UndercoverDirty Money: Undercover · 2008
Dirty Money: Undercover
★ 5.42008
MovieThriller
A Swiss policeman infiltrates an international money laundering ring. Based on a true story.
Private Lessons: Another StoryPrivate Lessons: Another Story · 1994
Private Lessons: Another Story
★ 5.01994
MovieThrillerDrama
Professional photographer Lauren travels to Miami to find the next hottest model for her shoot. She hooks up with her emotional Cuban limo driver Raul, but then her cheating sleazy husband Stephen shows up as well as hot Marissa.
The CrusadersThe Crusaders · 2001
The Crusaders
★ 4.32001
MovieAdventureHistory
Towards the end of the eleventh century, Pope Urban II announces a crusade against the Saracens, who have occupied the holy city of Jerusalem. Three young friends Richard, Peter and Andrew set off to join the crusading army.
Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend PassRed Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass · 1995
Red Shoe Diaries 5: Weekend Pass
1995
MovieDrama
Evan, a beautiful bounty hunter after a seductively handsome and charming con man who makes his living using his looks and wit to defraud women of their fortunes. This time Evan has met her match and he won't give up without a fight. Then, it's Christmas Eve at Fort Louis and Chandler has the weekend off. Chandler and two of her girlfriends opt for a night of wild abandon at the local bar. Finally, men have been taking care of Alicia all of her life. Now she is forced to make a decision -either hustle the streets or hustle the game of pool...and pool it is.

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Henry Dunant: Red on the CrossHenry Dunant: Red on the Cross · 2007
Henry Dunant: Red on the Cross
★ 5.12007
MovieDramaTV Movie
Henry Dunant, son of a Geneva francophone upper class bourgeoisie family, works for a Swiss exploitation company in French Algeria; when the colonists are thirsty, he returns determined to convince the firm and emperor Napoleon III to build a dam for them. After his Uncle, Dr. Hubert Dunant, diagnoses him not with Algerian typhus, just malaria, also his first meeting -dropping drawers in hospital for a shot- with nurse Cécile Thuillier, and meeting his careerist brother Daniel's fiancée, Léonie Bourg-Thibourg, daughter of the firm's boss, the board approves his plan. On his way to the emperor, who didn't even concede to receive him, Henry gets stuck in Castiglione, part of the Austrian province Lombardy which French troops came to 'liberate'; his Geneva friend Dr. Louis Appia saves his life by presenting him to suspicious Austrian troops as his medical assistant...

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