I think there's a poet who ... by Maximilian Schell, a Swiss Actor

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“I think there's a poet who wrote once a tragedy by Shakespeare, a symphony by Beethoven and a thunderstorm are based on the same elements. I think that's a beautiful line.”

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Maximilian Schell

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Name: Maximilian Schell

Nationality: Swiss

Date of Birth: Dec 8, 1930

Profession: Actor

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Except here it's more power, more energy, younger and also in Europe it's still not only entertainment. Theater or films are looked at as a moral institution. That's why maybe they're so poetic. Here it's clear entertainment.

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