Xavier Koller
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Xavier Koller | |
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Education | Academy of Drama, Zurich, Switzerland |
Occupation | Filmmaker |
Years active | 1972–present |
Xavier Koller(born 17 June 1944,Schwyz, Switzerland) is a Swissfilm directorandscreenwriter.He is most known for his work on theDisneylive action filmSquanto: A Warrior's Tale,an adventure historical fiction film based on the life ofSquanto,and his filmJourney of Hope,which won theAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Filmin1990.[1]
Early life[edit]
After graduating from high school, Koller first went through a four-year apprenticeship as a precision toolmaker and then, after three years of training at theAcademy of DramainZurich, Switzerland,graduated as an actor/director. The next several years he spent acting and directing atGermanand Swiss theatres. He did a number of TV-plays as an actor, directed commercials, acted in movies, and then started to write and direct feature films.
Film career[edit]
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Awards and accolades[edit]
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Filmography[edit]
- Hannibal(1972) (director, screenplay)
- Mädchen, die am Wege liegen(1976) (director: additional scenes)
- Trilogie 1848: Der Galgensteiger(1979) (director, writer) (TV film)
- The Frozen Heart(Das gefrorene Herz) (1979) (director, screenplay)
- Tanner(Der schwarze Tanner) (1985) (director, writer)
- Journey of Hope(Reise der Hoffnung) (1990) (director, writer)
- Squanto: A Warrior's Tale(1994) (director)
- Gripsholm(2000) (director)
- Cowboy Up(2001) (director)
- Highway (2002) (director, writer) (short film)
- Havarie (2006) (director) (TV film)
- Someone Like Me (2012) (director, writer)
- Die schwarzen Brüder (2013) (director)
- Little Mountain Boy (2015) (director, writer)
References[edit]
- ^"The 63rd Academy Awards (1991) Nominees and Winners".Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.AMPAS.RetrievedJune 14,2019.
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