Carl Schenkel

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Carl Schenkel

Born May 8, 1948 · Bern, Switzerland

Died December 1, 2003 · aged 55

No biography available.

Known For

Out of OrderOut of Order · 1984
Out of Order
★ 6.01984
MovieThriller
It's Friday evening. The lift repairman leaves the building and wants to finish his work on Monday. But he doesn't know there are four men in the building. They use the lift but stay in it about 100 meters from the floor. They have little oxygen and must survive…
The Mighty QuinnThe Mighty Quinn · 1989
The 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.
Knight MovesKnight Moves · 1992
Knight 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.
Murder on the Orient ExpressMurder on the Orient Express · 2001
Murder on the Orient Express
★ 6.02001
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.
The SurgeonThe Surgeon · 1995
The 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.
The Pussy in the BathhouseThe Pussy in the Bathhouse · 1976
The Pussy in the Bathhouse
★ 3.51976
MovieComedy
Three Bavarians travel to Bangkok, allegedly to start exporting German beer there. But the local vicar hears that they only go there to have fun and follow them to watch over them.
Silence Like GlassSilence Like Glass · 1989
Silence Like Glass
★ 7.01989
MovieDrama
True story of two diametrically opposed young women dealing with terminal illness.
Crazy Jungle AdventureCrazy Jungle Adventure · 1982
Crazy Jungle Adventure
★ 6.21982
MovieAdventureComedy
A sleazy airline owner forces boozy former pilot Butch Donovan to climb into the cockpit by threatening to harm his son in this outlandish German comedy. Unbeknownst to Butch, the plane has been rigged to crash as part of an insurance scam. After miraculously surviving a harrowing landing on a remote jungle island, Butch and the other passengers find a whole new set of dangers awaits, including wild beasties and hired hit men.

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