Bernhard Wicki (28 October 1919 â€" 3 January 2000) was an Austrian
actor and film director.Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such
topics as Art History, History and German Literature. In 1938, he
transferred to the drama school of the Staatliches Schauspielhaus 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, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film. 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. His break in Hollywood came shortly
thereafter when he was chosen to direct Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner
in the highly acclaimed World War II espionage thriller, Morituri in
1965.
actor and film director.Wicki studied in the city of Breslau such
topics as Art History, History and German Literature. In 1938, he
transferred to the drama school of the Staatliches Schauspielhaus 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, which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best
Foreign Language Film. 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. His break in Hollywood came shortly
thereafter when he was chosen to direct Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner
in the highly acclaimed World War II espionage thriller, Morituri in
1965.
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