Arthur Cohn

Arthur Cohn

Producer. Born 4 February 1927 in Basel, Switzerland. Died 12 December 2025.

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Born
4 February 1927, Basel, Switzerland
Died
12 December 2025

Biography

Arthur Cohn (4 February 1927 – 12 December 2025) was a Swiss film producer. Born in Basel, he began his career as a journalist and reporter for Swiss Radio before moving into film production in the early 1960s.

He produced The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970), Central Station (1998), One Day in September (1999) and The Chorus (2004). Six of his films won Academy Awards, three for Best Foreign Language Film and three for Best Documentary Feature. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Arthur Cohn is known for The Chorus (2004), The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (1970), Sunflower (1970), The Children of Huang Shi (2008), The Yellow Handkerchief (2009), Behind the Sun (2001), One Day in September (1999) and Two Bits (1995).