Carl Schenkel

{{Short description|Swiss film director (1948–2003)}}

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| name = Carl Schenkel

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1948|5|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bern, Switzerland

| death_date = {{death date and age|2003|12|1|1948|5|8|df=yes}}

| death_place = Los Angeles, United States

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| occupation = Film director, screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1979–2003

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Carl Schenkel (8 May 1948 – 1 December 2003), also known by the pseudonym Carlo Ombra,{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmportal.de/person/carl-schenkel_6bf5380ba3454c06a6e678dc31033df1|title=Carl Schenkel | filmportal.de|website=www.filmportal.de}} was a Swiss film director.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770918/bio|title=Carl Schenkel|website=IMDb}} His 1984 film Abwärts won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Direction in 1985.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0770918/awards|title=Carl Schenkel|website=IMDb}}:de:Carl Schenkel