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Xavier Koller (born 17 June 1944, Schwyz, Switzerland) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. He is most known for his work on the Disney live action film Squanto: A Warrior's Tale, an adventure historical fiction film based on the life of Squanto, and his film Journey of Hope, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
Xavier Koller is a versatile filmmaker who has worked in various genres and languages. He is best known for his historical dramas such as Journey of Hope, Der schwarze Tanner, and Das gefrorene Herz.
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- Director, Writer, Actor
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- Xavier Koller
Xavier Koller hält 1991 den Oscar in der Hand, Alfi Sinniger (links) und Peter-Christian Fueter (rechts) beides Produzenten, sowie Dustin Hoffman als Preisverleiher. Xavier Koller (* 17. Juni 1944 in Ibach, Gemeinde Schwyz) ist ein Schweizer Filmregisseur und Drehbuchautor .
Xavier Koller wurde 1991 als erster Schweizer Autor/Regisseur für „Reise der Hoffnung“ mit einem Oscar ausgezeichnet. WRITER & DIRECTOR.
Xavier Koller (born 1944, Schwyz, Switzerland) is a Swiss film director and screenwriter. His film Journey of Hope won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990.
Journey of Hope ( German: Reise der Hoffnung; Turkish: Umuda yolculuk) is a 1990 film directed by Xavier Koller. It tells the story of a Kurdish rural family from Turkey trying to illegally emigrate to Switzerland, a country they know only from a postcard.
Xavier Koller was there from the very start French-Swiss Alain Tanner's film Charles Mort ou Vif? was captivating movie buffs across Europe (and later round the world).
