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Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 in St. Pölten, Austria - 5 January 2000 in Munich) was an Austrian actor and film director.
Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such topics as Art History, History und German Literature. In 1938, he transferred to the Schauspielschule des Staatlichen Schauspielhauses (drama school) in Berlin. In 1939, because of his membership in the Bündischen Jugend he was imprisoned for many months in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. After his release he moved to Vienna, and then in 1944 to Switzerland.
After the end of World War II, he starred in many films, like Die letzte Brücke (1953) and Es geschah am 20. Juli (1955). He was also a photographer. His first attempt at directing came three years later with the documentary Warum sind sie gegen uns? (1958). He became internationally famous with his anti-war film of 1959 called Die Brücke. In 1961, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 11th Berlin International Film Festival for his film The Miracle of Father Malachia.
After his death in 2001, a fund was started and named after him in Munich, the Bernhard Wicki Memorial Fund. Since 2002, it has awarded a film prize, The Bridge, considered a peace prize. A further prize was endowed in 2006 with 15,000 euros, a prize given in the city of Emden since 2000. He was a patron of the International Film Festival in Emden-Norderney which first started in 1990.
He first married Agnes Fink, a fellow acting colleague, and later married Elisabeth Endriss, also a colleague. In the documentary Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie (June, 2007), Elisabeth Wicki-Endriss portrayed the life and work for Wicki.
He is buried at the Nymphenburger cemetery in Munich (grave number 4-1-23).
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Filmography
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Movies 80
TV Shows 15
Director 14
self 10
Verstörung - und eine Art von Poesie. Die Filmlegende Bernhard Wicki (2007)
Rosamunde Pilcher: Wilder Thymian (1994)
Das Geheimnis (1994)
Royal Baths (1993)
Success (1991)
I promessi sposi (1989)
Bernhard Wicki: Regisseur (1989)
Spider's Web (1989)
Sansibar oder Der letzte Grund (1987)
Pattberg's Legacy (1987)
The Legacy of Guldenburgs (1987)
Killing Cars (1986)
Marie Ward - Zwischen Galgen und Glorie (1985)
Die Grünstein-Variante (1985)
Eine Art von Zorn (1984)
Paris, Texas (1984)
The Shore (1984)
Dangerous Moves (1984)
A Love in Germany (1983)
Spring Symphony (1983)
The Mysterious Stranger (1982)
Domino (1982)
A Case For Two (1981)
Im Schlaraffenland. Ein Roman unter feinen Leuten (1981)
Death Watch (1980)
Bayerischer Filmpreis (1979)
Theodor Chindler - Die Geschichte einer deutschen Familie (1979)
Kidnapped (1978)
Der Mann im Schilf (1978)
Despair (1978)
The Glass Cell (1978)
The Left-Handed Woman (1977)
Die Eroberung der Zitadelle (1977)
Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam (1977)
The Old Fox (1977)
Glücksucher (1977)
Three Paths to the Lake (1976)
Crime and Passion (1976)
Derrick (1974)
Je später der Abend (1973)
Weights and Measures (1973)
Das Jahrhundert der Chirurgen (1972)
Carlos (1971)
Karpfs Karriere (1971)
Die Enthüllung (1969)
Your Caresses (1969)
Der Kommissar (1969)
Graf Öderland (1968)
Der Feldmarschall (1968)
Affäre Dreyfuss (1968)
Der Paukenspieler (1967)
Ostwind (1967)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
Morituri (1965)
The Visit (1964)
Grimme-Preis-Verleihung (1964)
Portuguese Vacation (1963)
Elf Jahre und ein Tag (1963)
Sex Can Be Difficult (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
The Miracle of Father Malachia (1961)
Die Nashörner (1961)
La Notte (1961)
Lampenfieber (1960)
The Bridge (1959)
Stars in der Manege (1959)
Frau im besten Mannesalter (1959)
Frauensee (1958)
The Restless Night (1958)
Warum sind sie gegen uns? (1958)
Am Set von "Warum sind sie gegen uns?" (1958)
Flucht in die Tropennacht (1958)
La Chatte (1958)
Escape from Sahara (1958)
Es wird alles wieder gut (1957)
The Zurich Engagement (1957)
Königin Luise (1957)
Tierarzt Dr. Vlimmen (1956)
Weil du arm bist, mußt du früher sterben (1956)
Frucht ohne Liebe (1956)
Rosen im Herbst (1955)
Du mein stilles Tal (1955)
It Happened on July 20th (1955)
Children, Mother, and the General (1955)
Double Destiny (1954)
Die Mücke (1954)
Circus of Love (1954)
Ewiger Walzer (1954)
Prisoners of Love (1954)
The Last Bridge (1954)
Junges Herz voll Liebe (1953)
Deutscher Filmpreis (1951)
The Fallen Star (1950)
Bambi Awards (1948)
The Postmaster (1940)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1919-10-28
Deathday2000-01-03 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceSankt Pölten, Austria
CitizenshipsAustria, Germany, Switzerland
Also Known AsBernard Wicki, Бернхард Викки
AwardsNational Board of Review Award for Best Film, Helmut Käutner Prize, Schwabing Art Prize, Bavarian Order of Merit, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art First Class, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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