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    Carl Schenkel

    Director·Born 1948·Active 2000
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    Career at a glance

    1Hallmark film

    All 1 at Christmas

    Weirdness5.0 / 10

    Right on the Hallmark median

    Follow & about Carl

    From
    Bern

    Awards & honours

    • Sitges Film Festival Best Director award · 1984
    • Max Ophüls Award · 1982
    Carl Schenkel, also known by the pseudonym Carlo Ombra, was a Swiss film director. His 1984 film Abwärts won the Bavarian Film Award for Best Direction in 1985.
    From Wikipedia

    All 1 movie

    2000s

    1 film
    • 2000Missing PiecesDirector · Christmas5.9Weird 5/10

    Carl’s standouts

    • Missing Pieces poster
      WeirdestMissing Pieces (2000)

      The strangest of the bunch — 5/10 on our weirdness scale

      5.9

    Movies by year

    Carl Schenkel Hallmark movies by release year12000

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Carl Schenkel been in?
    We have 1 Hallmark movie on file for Carl Schenkel, spanning 2000.
    What is Carl Schenkel's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Missing Pieces (2000) has more audience votes than any other Carl Schenkel Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Carl Schenkel made?
    Carl Schenkel turns up in 1 Hallmark Christmas movie.
    What was Carl Schenkel's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Carl Hallmark title we have is Missing Pieces (2000).
    Where is Carl Schenkel from?
    Carl is from Bern.
    What does Carl Schenkel do in Hallmark movies?
    Carl Schenkel works on Hallmark films as director.

    Data & sources

    Carl’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

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