Ulrich Schamoni was a German

Cinema of Germany

Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...

 film director, screenwriter, actor and media proprietor.

Biography

Schamoni began his career as an assistant director, among others for William Dieterle

William Dieterle

William Dieterle was a German actor and film director, who worked in Hollywood for much of his career. His best known films include The Devil and Daniel Webster, The Story of Louis Pasteur and The Hunchback of Notre Dame...

. He was a signatory of the Oberhausen Manifesto

Oberhausen Manifesto

The Oberhausen Manifesto was a declaration by a group of 26 young German filmmakers at the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia on February 28, 1962. The manifesto was a call to arms to establish a "new German feature film". It was initiated by Haro Senft and among...

 in 1962. His first feature film, Es

It (1966 film)

It is a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Schamoni and starring Sabine Sinjen and Bruno Dietrich. The film tells the story of a young couple and the marriage crisis resulting from a concealed pregnancy and abortion....

, won five Deutsche Filmpreise

Deutscher Filmpreis

The Deutscher Filmpreis is the highest German movie award. From 1951 to 2004 it was awarded by a commission, since 2005 the award has been given by the Deutsche Filmakademie...

. His 1967 film Alle Jahre wieder

Alle Jahre wieder (film)

Alle Jahre wieder is a 1967 German drama film directed by Ulrich Schamoni. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.-Cast:* Ulla Jacobsson - Lore Lücke...

won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize

Jury Grand Prix

The Jury Grand Prix is a Silver Bear award given by the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival to one of the feature films in competition...

 at the 17th Berlin International Film Festival

17th Berlin International Film Festival

The 17th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 23 to July 4, 1967.-Jury:* Thorold Dickinson * Rüdiger von Hirschberg* Knud Leif Thomsen* Michel Aubriant* Sashadhar Mukerjee* Aleksandar Petrović* Willard Van Dyke...

.

He was the brother of Peter Schamoni

Peter Schamoni

Peter Schamoni was a German film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 35 films between 1957 and 2011. His 1966 film No Shooting Time for Foxes was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize...

, also a film director and producer.

Ulrich Schamoni died on the March 9, 1998 in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

 as a result of a cancer illness and was buried at the Waldfriedhof Zehlendorf in that city's Zehlendorf district.

Selected filmography

• 1966: Es
  It (1966 film)
  It is a 1966 West German film directed by Ulrich Schamoni and starring Sabine Sinjen and Bruno Dietrich. The film tells the story of a young couple and the marriage crisis resulting from a concealed pregnancy and abortion....
  
  
• 1967: Alle Jahre wieder
  Alle Jahre wieder (film)
  Alle Jahre wieder is a 1967 German drama film directed by Ulrich Schamoni. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize.-Cast:* Ulla Jacobsson - Lore Lücke...
  
  
• 1973: Chapeau Claque
• 1979: Das Traumhaus
• 1985: Alles Paletti

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