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Maximilian Schell

Maximilian Schell

Acting·1930–2014·92 films

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 by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zürich. After World War II ended, Schell took up acting and directing full-time.…

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As Actor

Deep Impact
Deep Impact (1998)Jason Lerner
Vampires
Vampires (1998)Cardinal Alba
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)Hans Rolfe
A Bridge Too Far
A Bridge Too Far (1977)General der Waffen-SS Wilhelm Bittrich
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom (2008)Diamond Dog
The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979)Dr. Hans Reinhardt
Cross of Iron
Cross of Iron (1977)Hauptmann Stransky
The Freshman
The Freshman (1990)Larry London
Little Odessa
Little Odessa (1994)Arkady Shapira
Topkapi
Topkapi (1964)Walter Harper
The Odessa File
The Odessa File (1974)Eduard Roschmann
Julia
Julia (1977)Johann
The Young Lions
The Young Lions (1958)Capt. Hardenberg
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair (1967)Dieter Frey
A Far Off Place
A Far Off Place (1993)Col. Mopani Theron
St. Ives
St. Ives (1976)Dr. John Constable
Abraham
Abraham (1993)Pharao
Avalanche Express
Avalanche Express (1979)Colonel Nikolai Bunin
Telling Lies in America
Telling Lies in America (1997)Dr. Istvan Jonas
Krakatoa, East of Java
Krakatoa, East of Java (1969)Captain Chris Hanson
Stalin
Stalin (1992)Vladimir Lenin
The Eighteenth Angel
The Eighteenth Angel (1997)Father Simeon
Return from the Ashes
Return from the Ashes (1965)Stanislaw Pilgrin
Left Luggage
Left Luggage (1998)Mr. Silberschmidt
The Chosen
The Chosen (1981)Professor David Malter
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)Arthur Goldman
End of the Game
End of the Game (1978)Robert Schmied on Audiotape (voice) (uncredited)
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years
The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years (1996)Cardinal Vittorio
Counterpoint
Counterpoint (1967)Gen. Schiller
House of the Sleeping Beauties
House of the Sleeping Beauties (2006)Kogi
Heidi
Heidi (1968)Richard Sessemann
The Condemned of Altona
The Condemned of Altona (1962)Franz von Gerlach
The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank (1980)Otto Frank
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1961)Hamlet
Marlene
Marlene (1984)Himself
The Rose Garden
The Rose Garden (1989)Aaron
The Return of the Dancing Master
The Return of the Dancing Master (2004)Fernando Hereira
The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1983)Sandor Korvin/Phantom
Darkness
Darkness (2009)
Pope Joan
Pope Joan (1972)Adrian
The Assisi Underground
The Assisi Underground (1985)Col. Müller
The Day That Shook the World
The Day That Shook the World (1975)Đuro Šarac
Black Flowers
Black Flowers (2009)Jacob Krinsten
Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar (1969)Simón Bolívar
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)Mitglied des Kreisauer Kreises
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)Theatre Visitor
The Shell Seekers
The Shell Seekers (2007)Lawrence Sterne
Miss Rose White
Miss Rose White (1992)Mordecai Weiss
Justice
Justice (1993)Isaak Kohler
Children, Mother, and the General
Children, Mother, and the General (1955)Soldat, der nicht mehr mitmacht
First Love
First Love (1970)Vater
The Castle
The Castle (1968)K
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast (2004)Casimir
The Reluctant Saint
The Reluctant Saint (1962)Giuseppe
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian (1973)Andreas Giese
My Sister Maria
My Sister Maria (2002)Himself
Players
Players (1979)Marco
Together?
Together? (1979)Giovanni
Die Rosenkönigin
Die Rosenkönigin (2007)Karl Friedrich Weidemann
Les brigands
Les brigands (2015)Mr. Escher
The Girl from Flanders
The Girl from Flanders (1956)Alexander Haller
Five Finger Exercise
Five Finger Exercise (1962)Walter
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums
John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1966)German Narrator
Festival in Cannes
Festival in Cannes (2001)Viktor Kovner
Taxichauffeur Bänz
Taxichauffeur Bänz (1957)Toni Schellenberg
Paulina 1880
Paulina 1880 (1972)Count Michele Cantarini
Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch
Der Bestseller - Mord auf italienisch (2002)Karl Steingraf
You Can't Live Like That
You Can't Live Like That (1990)German Commentator
Alles Glück dieser Erde
Alles Glück dieser Erde (2003)Xaver Schönborn
Die Alpenklinik
Die Alpenklinik (2006)Dr. Alexander Ohlendorf
Man Under Suspicion
Man Under Suspicion (1984)Lawyer Landau
Candles in the Dark
Candles in the Dark (1993)Colonel Arkush
Just Messing About
Just Messing About (2000)Poser
The Fifth Column
The Fifth Column (1960)
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz
Die Ehe des Dr. med. Danwitz (1956)Dr. Oswald Hauser
The Last Ones Shall Be First
The Last Ones Shall Be First (1957)Lorenz Darrandt
On the Wings of Love
On the Wings of Love (1999)Hochberg
Les Îles
Les Îles (1983)Fabrice
Judgment at Nuremberg
Judgment at Nuremberg (1959)Otto Rolfe
The Desperate Ones
The Desperate Ones (1967)Marek
Labyrinth
Labyrinth (1991)The Filmmaker
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music
Abbado: The Silence that Follows the Music (1996)Self
Der seidene Schuh
Der seidene Schuh (1965)Don Rodrigo
Children of the Mountains
Children of the Mountains (1958)Josef Ospel
Die Liebe eines Priesters
Die Liebe eines Priesters (2005)Father Christoph
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell
In Conversation: Abby Mann and Maximillian Schell (2004)Self
To Be Hamlet
To Be Hamlet (1985)Self
Jedermann Remixed
Jedermann Remixed (2011)Jedermann (archive footage)
The Vampyre Wars
The Vampyre Wars (1996)Rodan
Why Havel?
Why Havel? (1991)
Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki
Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki (2007)Himself

As Director

End of the Game
End of the Game (1978)
Marlene
Marlene (1984)
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)
First Love
First Love (1970)
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian (1973)
My Sister Maria
My Sister Maria (2002)
Candles in the Dark
Candles in the Dark (1993)

As Writer

End of the Game
End of the Game (1978)
Tales from the Vienna Woods
Tales from the Vienna Woods (1979)
First Love
First Love (1970)
The Castle
The Castle (1968)
The Pedestrian
The Pedestrian (1973)
Trotta
Trotta (1971)