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Péter Medák (born 23 December 1937) is a Hungarian-British film and television director. [1] Early life. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he was the son of Elisabeth (née Diamounstein) and Gyula Medak, a textile manufacturer. His family was Jewish. In 1956, he fled his native country for the United Kingdom due to the Hungarian Uprising. [1] .
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Peter Medak is a Hungarian-born British film director. Born in Budapest, Hungary, then part of the Warsaw Bloc, Medak fled to England at the age of 18 during the bloody uprising against the Soviet regime. He began his career with associated British Picture Corporation in Borehamwood.
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Peter Medak is a Hungarian-born British film director. He was born in Budapest, Hungary, then part of the Warsaw Bloc, and fled to England at the age of 18 during the Soviet uprising. He worked as an assistant director on many British films and TV shows, and directed his first feature film in 1968. He has directed many films on both sides of the Atlantic, including The Ruling Class, The Krays, and Let Him Have It.
Peter Medak is a Hungarian-born director who worked in England and Hollywood. He made films such as The Ruling Class, Zorro, the Gay Blade, and The Krays, and TV shows such as The Wire and Carnivàle.
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCredit96%67%Self, DirectorNo Score YetNo Score YetDirector, Executive ProducerNo Score Yet38%DirectorNo Score Yet76%DirectorApr 7, 2024 · The American Cinematheque presents a series of films by Hungarian-British director Peter Medak, who made genre-bending classics such as THE CHANGELING, THE KRAYS, and ROMEO IS BLEEDING. See the schedule, locations, and Q&A details of this retrospective.
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Aug 21, 2018 · Now 80 years old, “The Changeling” director Peter Medak has had an unorthodox career that in recent decades has found him moving into television, where his credits have included “The Wire,”...
Jun 27, 2020 · An interview with the Hungarian-born director of Ghosts in the Noonday Sun, a 17th century pirate comedy starring Peter Sellers and Spike Milligan. The doc explores the film's history, production and legacy, as well as Medak's own personal and professional challenges. Learn how he made a 17th century pirate comedy with a madman star and a catastrophic shoot.
