Directing
Carl Schenkel
Born May 8, 1948 · Bern, Switzerland
Died December 1, 2003 · aged 55
No biography available.
Known For
Knight Moves · 1992Knight Moves
★ 5.81992
MovieMysteryThriller
A chess grandmaster is in a big tournament, and when his lover is found painted up and the blood drained out of her body he becomes a chief suspect. After he gets a call from the killer urging him to try and figure out the game, he cooperates with police and a psychologist to try and catch the killer, but doubts linger about the grandmaster's innocence as the string of grisly murders continues.
Silence Like Glass · 1989Silence Like Glass
★ 7.01989
MovieDrama
True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness.
Cola, Candy, Chocolate · 1979Cola, Candy, Chocolate
★ 3.71979
MovieComedyRomance
After a nasty argument with her boyfriend Carl, young Gaby spontaneously accepts her girlfriend invitation to join her on a vacation to Manila. Her plans to forget about Carl succeed very rapidly as she meets Dr. Andreas Witzig, a young scholar who plans to marry his fiancee on the island. During the following days, Gaby tries her best to convince the man of her dreams to change his mind.
The Mighty Quinn · 1989The Mighty Quinn
★ 6.01989
MovieActionCrime
Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts. This view is complicated by the police chief's personal history with Maubee: The men have been friends since childhood.
Murder on the Orient Express · 2001Murder on the Orient Express
★ 6.12001
MovieCrimeDrama
Agatha Christie's classic whodunit speeds into the twenty-first century. World-famous sleuth Hercule Poirot has just finished a case in Istanbul and is returning home to London onboard the luxurious Orient Express. But, the train comes to a sudden halt when a rock slide blocks the tracks ahead. And all the thrills of riding the famous train come to a halt when a man discovered dead in his compartment, stabbed nine times. The train is stranded. No one has gotten on or gotten off. That can only mean one thing: the killer is onboard, and it is up to Hercule Poirot to find him.
Tarzan and the Lost City · 1998Tarzan and the Lost City
★ 4.31998
MovieAdventureAction
Tarzan returns to his homeland of Africa to save his home from destruction.
Silhouette · 1990Silhouette
★ 7.21990
MovieMysteryThriller
An architect witnesses a brutal murder in a small Texas town.
The Surgeon · 1995The Surgeon
★ 5.11995
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Dr. Julian Mater is suspended and gets his license revoked for performing experiments on dying patients in cellular regeneration. A couple of years later, he returns to the hospital that condemned his work to begin practicing his grizzly experiments once more.
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