Bernhard Wicki

Bernhard Wicki was born on the 28^th October 1919 in St. Polten, Austria; he died on the 5^th January 2000 in the city of Munich. He was an Austrian actor and a film director.

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Selected filmography

Director

Ø  Warum sind sie gegen uns? (1958)

Ø  Die Brücke (The Bridge) (1959)

Ø  Das Wunder des Malachias (1961)

Ø  The Longest Day (with others) (1962)

Ø  Der Besuch (The Visit) (1964)

Ø  Morituri (1965)

Ø  Das falsche Gewicht (1971)

Ø  Karpfs Karriere (1971)

Ø  The Conquest of the Citadel (1977)

Ø  Die Grünstein-Variante (1984)

Ø  Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund (1987)

Ø  Das Spinnennetz (1989)

Actor

Ø  Die letzte Brücke (1953)

Ø  The Eternal Waltz (1954)

Ø  Es geschah am 20. Juli (1955)

Ø  Children, Mother, and the General (1955)

Ø  Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben (1956)

Ø  The Zurich Engagement (1957)

Ø  Flucht in die Tropennacht (1957)

Ø  Queen Louise (1957)

Ø  La Chatte (fr) (1958)

Ø  Madeleine und der Legionär (de) (1958)

Ø  La notte (The Night) (1961)

Ø  Carlos (1971)

Ø  Crime and Passion (1976)

Ø  Derrick - Season 4, Episode 3: "Eine Nacht im Oktober" (1977)

Ø  The Glass Cell (1978)

Ø  The Left-Handed Woman (1978)

Ø  Despair (1978)

Ø  La mort en direct (1980)

Ø  Derrick - Season 7, Episode 9: "Zeuge Yuroski" (1980)

Ø  Domino (1981)

Ø  The Mysterious Stranger (1982)

Ø  A Love in Germany (1983)

Ø  Frühlingssinfonie (de) (1983)

Ø  Paris, Texas (1984)

Ø  Dangerous Moves (1984)

Ø  Eine Art von Zorn (TV movie) (1984)

Ø  Killing Cars (de) (1986)

Ø  Success (1991)

Decorations and Awards

Ø  1958: Film Award in Silver (documentary) for Warum sind sie gegen uns? (Why they are against us?)

Ø  1960: The Golden Bowl, Film Award (Director), German Film Critics Award, German Youth Film Award, Golden Globe and an Academy Award nomination (Best Foreign Film) for Die Brücke (The Bridge)

Ø  1960: United Nations award for contribution to peace

Ø  1961: Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival (Best Director) for The Miracle of Father Malachia

Ø  1962: Bambi

Ø  1963: Academy Award nomination for The Longest Day

Ø  1972: Golden Camera (Director) and Film Award (Director) for Das falsche Gewicht (The wrong weight)

Ø  1976: Film Award for many years of excellent work in the German film industry

Ø  1977: Film Award in Silver for The Conquest of the Citadel

Ø  1979: St. Jakob Prandtauer Prize for Science and Art of the city of St Pölten

Ø  1982: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Ø  1985: Film Award (Director) for Die Grünstein-Variante (The greenstone variant)

Ø  1986: Helmut Käutner Award

Ø  1986: Critics Award for Die Grünstein-Variante

Ø  1988: Adolf Grimme Award for Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund (Zanzibar or The last Reason)

Ø  1989: Film Award (Special Film Award 40 years Federal Republic of Germany) for Die Brücke

Ø  1989: Bavarian Film Award

Ø  1989: Honorary Award of the Abendzeitung (Evening Paper)

Ø  1989: Academy Award nomination (Best Foreign Film) and Film Award (Director) for The Spider's Web

Ø  1990: Berlin International Film Festival: Berlinale Camera

Ø  1990: Schwabing Art Prize (prize)

Ø  1992: Universum Film AG prize

Ø  1992: Bavarian Order of Merit

Ø  1998: DIVA Award

Ø  1999: Medal "Munich shines" in gold

Ø  2000: Austrian Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st class