Cast

Maximilian Schell

1930 – 2014

Active years (films on this site)

1958–1977

Genres

DramaWarHistoryAction

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodBalkan CinemaNew Hollywood

Directors worked with

Edward Dmytryk1 filmStanley Kramer1 filmVeljko Bulajić1 filmSam Peckinpah1 filmFred Zinnemann1 film

Biography

Maximilian Schell was a Swiss actor, theatre director, Maximilian Schell was born on December 8, 1930, in Vienna, AustrIa, to a culturally rich family. His mother, Margarethe Noé von Nordberg, was an actress and acting teacher, and his father, Hermann Ferdinand Schell, a poet and playwright. Raised amid literature and theater, Schell debuted on stage at the age of three. Following the Nazi annexation of Austria, his family fled to Zurich, Switzerland. Schell studied philosophy, art history, and journalism at the University of Zurich, LMU Munich, and the University of Basel, and served briefly in the Swiss Army before dedicating himself fully to acting. Filmmaker, and musician of Austrian origin. He was one of the most internationally acclaimed German-speaking actors of his generation, earning accolades for his work on both screen and stage.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

Awards and honours

International

• Academy Award for Best Actor 1962
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 1962
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 1993
• Bernhard Wicki Award 2011
• Mary Pickford Award
• Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• Steiger Award

National / local

• Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
• Romy

5 films on this site

1. The Young Lions 1958 · Edward Dmytryk · IMDb 7.1 · Cast
2. Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 · Stanley Kramer · IMDb 8.3 · Cast
3. The Day That Shook the World 1975 · Veljko Bulajić · IMDb 6.1 · Cast
4. Cross of Iron 1977 · Sam Peckinpah · IMDb 7.4 · Cast
5. Julia 1977 · Fred Zinnemann · IMDb 7.0 · Cast