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Friedrich Dürrenmatt(1921-1990)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Actor
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt
This cinematic feature documentary honors the man, thinker, author, and painter Friedrich Dürrenmatt with an intimate memorial.
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt was born on 5 January 1921 in Konolfingen, Switzerland. He was a writer and director, known for The Pledge (2001), Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1958) and The Cold Light of Day (1996). He was married to Charlotte Kerr and Lotti Geißler. He died on 14 December 1990 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
BornJanuary 5, 1921
DiedDecember 14, 1990(69)
BornJanuary 5, 1921
DiedDecember 14, 1990(69)
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Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)
The Pledge
6.7
Movie
  • Writer
  • 2001
Gert Fröbe, Heinz Rühmann, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon, Sigfrit Steiner, Ladislao Vajda, and Hans-Georg Kredewahn in Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1958)
Es geschah am hellichten Tag
7.8
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1958
Richard E. Grant, Lynsey Baxter, and Perdita Weeks in The Cold Light of Day (1996)
The Cold Light of Day
6.2
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1996
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life (1972)
The Most Wonderful Evening of My Life
7.1
Movie
  • Writer
  • 1972

Credits

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Writer

  • Sergey Makovetskiy and Anton Vasilev in Death Art (2023)
    Death Art
    6.9
    • based on a story by
    • 2023
  • Majority (2021)
    Majority
    7.2
    • play
    • 2021
  • Teatr Polskiego Radia (2004)
    Teatr Polskiego Radia
    7.8
    Podcast Series
    • author
    • 2021
  • Der Tunnel (2017)
    Der Tunnel
    6.1
    Short
    • short story: Der Tunnel
    • 2017
  • Der Besuch der alten Dame (2008)
    Der Besuch der alten Dame
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2008
  • Vana daami visiit (2006)
    Vana daami visiit
    5.5
    • play "Der Besuch der alten Dame"
    • 2006
  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • drama
    • play
    • 1959–2002
  • Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)
    The Pledge
    6.7
    • book
    • 2001
  • Radovan Lukavský in Ortel (2000)
    Ortel
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2000
  • Jirina Bohdalová in Návsteva staré dámy (1999)
    Návsteva staré dámy
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • play "Der Besuch der alten Dame"
    • 1999
  • The Visit
    • play
    • 1999
  • Es geschah am hellichten Tag (1997)
    Es geschah am hellichten Tag
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1997
  • Josef Abrhám in Play Strindberg (1996)
    Play Strindberg
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1996
  • La dama regresa (1996)
    La dama regresa
    3.8
    • play
    • 1996
  • Richard E. Grant, Lynsey Baxter, and Perdita Weeks in The Cold Light of Day (1996)
    The Cold Light of Day
    6.2
    • based on "Es geschah am hellichten Tag" by
    • 1996

Director

  • Achterloo IV
    TV Movie
    • Director (theatre version)
    • 1989
  • Frank V. - Die Oper einer Privatbank
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1967

Actor

  • Jacqueline Bisset, Jon Voight, Robert Shaw, and Martin Ritt in The End of the Game (1975)
    The End of the Game
    5.9
    • Lamont Friedrich
    • 1975
  • Grieche sucht Griechin (1966)
    Grieche sucht Griechin
    5.3
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1966
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Friedrich Duerrenmatt
  • Born
    • January 5, 1921
    • Konolfingen, Switzerland
  • Died
    • December 14, 1990
    • Neuchâtel, Switzerland(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Charlotte KerrMay 8, 1984 - December 14, 1990 (his death)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "Das Versprechen" (filmed as The Cold Light of Day (1996))

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  • Trivia
    Was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as author, as adapted by Maurice Valency, of Best Play nominee "The Visit."
  • Quotes
    What was once thought can never be unthought.

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