Alexander J. Seiler

Alexander J. Seiler was born on 6 August 1928 in Zurich. He studied literature and philosophy in Basel, Paris and Munich, took a doctorate in theatre studies in Vienna in 1957 and was a journalist and critic. From 1961 he directed and produced, most often with June Kovach, his wife, and Rob Gnant, mainly documentaries. From 1971 to 1981 he was a member of a production group of five filmmakers of his generation, was secretary of the directors' association and sat on the federal film commission. He died on 22 November 2018, aged ninety.

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• Feature filmSiamo italianiAlexander J. Seiler · 1964Cinema