Friedrich Dürrenmatt(1921-1990)

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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), Ça s'est passé en plein jour (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.

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Known for

Jack Nicholson in The Pledge (2001)

6.7

Writer

2001

Gert Fröbe, Heinz Rühmann, Siegfried Lowitz, Michel Simon, Sigfrit Steiner, Ladislao Vajda, and Hans-Georg Kredewahn in Ça s'est passé en plein jour (1958)

Ça s'est passé en plein jour

7.8

Writer

1958

Richard E. Grant, Lynsey Baxter, and Perdita Weeks in The Cold Light of Day (1996)

The Cold Light of Day

6.2

Writer

1996

Janet Agren and Alberto Sordi in La plus belle soirée de ma vie (1972)

La plus belle soirée de ma vie

7.1

Writer

1972

Credits

Writer

Death Art
6.9
- based on a story by
- 2023
Bi Hameh Chiz
7.2
- play
- 2021
Teatr Polskiego Radia
8.3
Podcast Series
- author
- 2021
Der Tunnel
6.1
Short
- short story: Der Tunnel
- 2017
Der Besuch der alten Dame
6.0
TV Movie
- play
- 2008
Vana daami visiit
5.5
- play "Der Besuch der alten Dame"
- 2006
Teatr Telewizji
7.6
TV Series
- drama
- play
- 1959–2002
The Pledge
6.7
- book
- 2001
Ortel
7.0
TV Movie
- play
- 2000
Návsteva staré dámy
6.6
TV Movie
- play "Der Besuch der alten Dame"
- 1999
The Visit
- play
- 1999
Es geschah am hellichten Tag
5.6
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1997
Play Strindberg
7.5
TV Movie
- adaptation
- 1996
La dama regresa
3.8
- play
- 1996
The Cold Light of Day
6.2
- based on "Es geschah am hellichten Tag" by
- 1996

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Actor

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Personal details

Alternative names
- Friedrich Duerrenmatt
Born
- January 5, 1921
- Konolfingen, Switzerland
Died
- December 14, 1990
- Neuchâtel, Switzerland(heart failure)
Spouses
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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