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Carl Schenkel (8 May 1948 – 1 December 2003), 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.
Carl Schenkel. Director: Abwärts. Carl Schenkel was born on May 8, 1948 in Berne, Switzerland. He relocated to Frankfurt, Germany and worked as a journalist while studying for a degree in sociology.
- January 1, 1
- Berne, Switzerland
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Calvin "Cal" Schenkel (born January 27, 1947, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania) is an American illustrator, graphic designer, animator and comics artist, specializing in album cover design. He was the main graphic arts collaborator for rock musician Frank Zappa and was responsible for the design of many Zappa album covers.
Dec 4, 2003 · Swiss-born writer-director Carl Schenkel has died suddenly in Los Angeles at the age of 55 from heart failure. He made his feature debut with Cold As Ice (Kalt Wie Eis) set in the new wave...
Carl Schenkel. Director: Abwärts. Carl Schenkel was born on May 8, 1948 in Berne, Switzerland. He relocated to Frankfurt, Germany and worked as a journalist while studying for a degree in sociology.
- May 8, 1948
- December 1, 2003
Jul 22, 2022 · Out of Order (aka Abwarts) is a nifty little 1984 thriller from the late Swiss-German filmmaker Carl Schenkel. The underrated Schenkel spent his career moving back-and-forth comfortably between films made in his adopted homeland of Germany, and films made for the international market such as The Mighty Quinn and Knight Moves.
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Nov 24, 2003 · Carl Schenkel was born in Bern, Switzerland, on May 8, 1948. As a teenager, he wrote articles and film reviews for a local daily newspaper, originally with the aim of becoming a journalist. In 1968, he began studying sociology and economics in Frankfurt am Main.