Carl Schenkel
Directing · Producer · Screenplay · Director
Born May 8, 1948 · Bern, Switzerland
Active 1976–2003 · Awards: Sitges Film Festival Best Director award, Max Ophüls Award
Carl Schenkel, also known by the pseudonym Carlo Ombra, was a Swiss film director. His 1984 film Abwärts won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Direction in 1985.
Filmography
Murder on the Orient Express (2001) — DirectorHostile Takeover (2001) — DirectorMissing Pieces (2001) — DirectorTarzan and the Lost City (1998) — DirectorKalte Küsse (1997) — DirectorIn the Lake of the Woods (1996) — DirectorThe Surgeon (1995) — DirectorBeyond Betrayal (1994) — DirectorKnight Moves (1992) — DirectorSilhouette (1990) — DirectorThe Mighty Quinn (1989) — DirectorSilence Like Glass (1989) — Producer · Director · WriterThe Edge (1989) — DirectorBay Coven (1987) — DirectorOut of Order (1984) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Hitchhiker (1983) — DirectorCrazy Jungle Adventure (1982) — Assistant DirectorStrike Back (1981) — Director · ScreenplayCola, Candy, Chocolate (1979) — Assistant DirectorDracula Blows His Cool (1979) — DirectorShe's 19 and Ready (1979) — Assistant DirectorThe Pussy in the Bathhouse (1976) — Assistant Director