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Maximilian Schell
Director 1930 - 2014

Maximilian Schell

Vienna, Austria

Maximilian Schell (8 December 1930 – 1 February 2014) was a Swiss actor. Born in Austria, his parents were involved in the arts and he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

4 titles
Marlene

Marlene

Maximilian Schell 1984 1h 34m

A Documentary about Marlene Dietrich.

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald

Maximilian Schell 1979 1h 31m

Based on a popular 1931 play, the film tells the fate of a naive young woman named Marianne, who breaks off her reluctant engagement with Oskar the butcher after falling in love with a fop named Alfred who, however, has no serious interest in returning her love. For this error, she must pay bitterly.

Der Fußgänger

Der Fußgänger

Maximilian Schell 1973 1h 38m

This film is about a man who committed a terrible crime during war and is now old and somehow sorry for what he did. The story about the preparations for his trial are described from different points of view, also from his.

Erste Liebe

Erste Liebe

Maximilian Schell 1970 1h 29m

The story of two young lovers takes a tragic turn as the girl falls in love with the boy's father.

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