Michel Dickoff

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Michel Dickoff

Michel Dickoff (actually Erwin Franz Dickerhof ; born May 21, 1927 in Zurich ; † January 29, 2018 ) was a Swiss screenwriter and director .

Life

Michel Dickoff was born in Zurich in 1927, where he also grew up. He first appeared on stage at the age of four. This was followed by studying acting in Zurich and training as an opera director in Munich. Dickoff sat in at the Residenztheater and the State Opera in Munich during his studies . Afterwards he was assistant to Bertolt Brecht ( Berliner Ensemble ), Walter Felsenstein ( Komische Oper Berlin ) and Wieland Wagner ( Bayreuth ). He also completed a year of work at Taunus-Film in Wiesbaden. Various documentaries and feature films were made, including a. the award-winning architecture film “Die neue Stadt” (screenplay with Max Frisch ). As a freelance director for drama, opera and operetta productions, he has worked on many large and small stages, including amateur theaters, in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. He received honors a. a. for Nestroy directing and editing.

Dickoff lived in retirement in Ascona , he died at the age of 90 on January 29, 2018.

Works

In 1960 he filmed the drama " Wilhelm Tell (Burgen in Flammen) " based on Friedrich Schiller on Kodak Eastmann Kolor in widescreen format as a director with producer Josef Richard Kaelin . The film was regarded as one of the most important Swiss films of its time. All recordings were shot at the historical sites. There were 12 weeks of shooting, 6 weeks of indoor shots, 6 weeks of outdoor shots in the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden, Ticino. The budget was 3.5 million Swiss francs . The premiere was in December 1960 in the Cinema Corso Zurich with an 8-week extension .

The film received awards at film festivals in Russia and India. In Russia, Wilhelm Tell (Castles in Flames) received the award for best director.

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SURNAME Dickoff, Michel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dickerhof, Erwin Franz (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss screenwriter and director
DATE OF BIRTH May 21, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH 29th January 2018
Place of death Ascona