Villi Hermann (born 1941) is a Swiss

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. His 1981 film ''

The Homeless One ''The Homeless One'' ( it, Matlosa) is a 1981 Swiss drama film directed by Villi Hermann. It was entered into the 13th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Omero Antonutti as Alfredo * Francesca De Sapio * Flavio Bucci as Il matlosa * Nic ...

'' was entered into the

13th Moscow International Film Festival The 13th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 7 to 21 July 1983. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Moroccan-Guinea-Senegalese film '' Amok'' directed by Souheil Ben-Barka, the Nicaraguan-Cuban-Mexican-Costa Rican film ''Alsino and ...

. His 1989 film ''

Bankomatt ''Bankomatt'' is a 1989 Italian-Swiss drama film directed by Villi Hermann. It was entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival. The story follows a man planning and conducting a bank robbery. It is revealed he was formerly an emplo ...

'' - with actor

Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz (; 22 March 1941 – 16 February 2019) was a Swiss actor whose career in German stage, television and film productions spanned nearly 60 years. He was known for his collaborations with the directors Werner Herzog, Éric Rohmer, Franc ...

in the leading role - was entered into the

39th Berlin International Film Festival The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 10 to 21 February 1989. The Golden Bear was awarded to American film ''Rain Man'' directed by Barry Levinson. The retrospective was dedicated to German film producer Erich Pommer ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1981) * ''

'' (1989)

Producer

* '' La Bataille d'Alger, un film dans l'Histoire'' (2017) by Malek Bensmaïl * ''La fin da la val l'è mia la fin dal mund'' (2018) by Peter Frei * ''Cronofobia'' (2018) by Francesco Rizzi * ''Atlas'' (2020) by Niccolò Castelli

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* 1941 births Living people Swiss film directors Swiss screenwriters Male screenwriters Swiss film producers People from Lucerne {{Switzerland-film-director-stub