Urs Egger (born 9 March 1953 in

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– died 18 January 2020 in

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) was a

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film and television director. From 1974 to 1997, he worked for the Swiss ''

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'' and the

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'' as a correspondent from

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, responsible for reporting on the film industry. He visited the

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to become a director. Egger died in January 2020 in Berlin, Germany, after suffering a long illness.

Select filmography

* ''Kinder der Landstrasse'' (1992) * ''The Tourist'' (1996, TV film) * ' (1996, TV film) — (Remake of ''

Teenage Wolfpack ''Teenage Wolfpack'' (german: Die Halbstarken) is a 1956 German crime film, crime drama film directed by Georg Tressler. The film is also known as ''Wolfpack'' in the United Kingdom. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin Plot summar ...

'') * ''Opernball'' (1998, TV film) — (based on '' Opernball'') * ' (2002) * ' (2004, TV film) — (based on ''

The Return of the Dancing Master ''The Return of the Dancing Master'' is a 2000 novel by Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell. It was translated into English in 2003 by Laurie Thompson, and won the 2005 Gumshoe Award for Best European Crime Novel, presented by Mystery Ink. The b ...

'') * ' (2008, TV film) * ''Kennedys Hirn'' (2010, TV film) — (based on ''

Kennedy's Brain ''Kennedy's Brain'' is a novel by Swedish writer Henning Mankell, that was originally published in the Swedish language in 2005. The English translation by Laurie Thompson was published in September, 2007. With some elements similar to those of J ...

'') * ' (2010, TV film) — (based on the novel ''Brother Grimm'' by Craig Russell) * ''Krokodil'' (2013, TV film) * ' (2014, TV film) * ''Gotthard'' (2016, TV film) * ''Das Wunder von Wörgl'' (2018, TV film)

External links

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1955 births 2020 deaths German-language film directors Swiss film directors Swiss television directors {{Switzerland-film-director-stub