Axel Corti
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Axel Corti was an Austrian
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 writer and director.

Life

He was born in Paris. Father was Austrian and Italian
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 descent, and mother was from Berlin
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.

Axel Corti worked at the Austrian Television from 1953 onwards. Beginning with the works on "Schalldämpfer", he made Austrian radio history. Later he became a professor at Austrian academy of film (in 1972).

Axel Corti was the father of three sons, one of them is Sebastian Corti.

Work

  • "Kaiser Joseph und die Bahnwärterstochter", 1963 (with Hans Holt
    Hans Holt
    Hans Holt was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1935 and 1990.-Selected filmography:* Florentine * Dir zuliebe * 1. April 2000 * Almost Angels...

    , Hans Moser
    Hans Moser (actor)
    Hans Moser was an Austrian actor who, during his long career, from the 1920s up to his death, mainly played in comedy films. He was particularly associated with the genre of the Wiener Film...

     and Inge Konradi)
  • "Ein junger Mann aus dem Innviertel
    Innviertel
    The Innviertel is a traditional Austrian region south-east of the Inn river. It forms the western part of the state of Upper Austria and borders the German state of Bavaria...

    ", 1973
  • "Totstellen", 1975
  • "An uns glaubt Gott nicht mehr", 1982
  • "Herrenjahre", 1983 (with Lore Krainer and Peter Simonischek)
  • "Eine blaßblaue Frauenschrift", 1984 (with Friedrich von Thun, Gabriel Barylli, Otto Schenk
    Otto Schenk
    Otto Schenk is an Austrian actor, and theater and opera director.-Life and career:Schenk was born to Catholic parents. His father, a lawyer, had Jewish roots and therefore lost his job after the Anschluss in 1938...

    , Konstanze Breitebner und Kurt Sowinetz)
  • "Wohin und zurück - Welcome in Vienna", 1987 List of Austrian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
  • "The King's Whore
    The King's Whore
    The King's Whore is a 1990 drama film directed by Axel Corti. It was entered into the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:Set in the 17th-century, an Italian nobleman weds an impoverished countess, who is wooed by the King of Piedmont and faces pressure from his entire court to succumb to his...

    ", 1990, with Timothy Dalton
    Timothy Dalton
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  • "Radetzkymarsch", 1994 (with Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow
    Max von Sydow is a Swedish actor. He has also held French citizenship since 2002. He has starred in many films and had supporting roles in dozens more...

    , Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling
    Charlotte Rampling, OBE is an English actress. Her career spans four decades in English-language as well as French and Italian cinema.- Early life :...

    , Julia Stemberger, Karlheinz Hackl
    Karlheinz Hackl
    Karlheinz Hackl is an Austrian actor whose varied career has included theater, television, film and cabaret performances as well as directing....

    , Miguel Herz-Kestranek, Fritz Muliar
    Fritz Muliar
    Fritz Muliar, born as Friedrich Ludwig Stand , was an Austrian actor who, due to his huge popularity, is often referred to by his countrymen as Volksschauspieler.- Biography :...

    , Alexander Strobele, Franz Tscherne
    Franz Tscherne
    Franz Tscherne is an Austrian actor and film director.The actor, who was born in Graz, Austria, has been on the stage of major and renowned theaters in Switzerland, Germany and Austria such as Zurich, Basel, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Berlin, Munich and Vienna since the age of 19, playing...

    , Gert Voss and Friedrich von Thun)

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