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Péter Bacsó (6 January 1928 – 11 March 2009) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. After high school graduation Bacsó wanted to become an actor and later a theatre director, but ultimately decided to try filmmaking.
Péter Bacsó was born on 6 January 1928 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]. He was a writer and director, known for Forró vizet a kopaszra! (1972), Nyár a hegyen (1967) and Jelenidö (1972). He died on 11 March 2009 in Budapest, Hungary.
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- Kosice, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
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- Budapest, Hungary
Kassán született, édesanyja Palotai Boris zsidó származású írónő volt, apja Böhm Alfréd hivatalnok. [8] Családja 1940-ben, a vidéki holokauszt elől költözött Budapestre, ő már itt fejezte be gimnáziumi tanulmányait. 1946-ban felvették a Színház- és Filmművészeti Főiskolára, ahol 1950-ben diplomázott.
Péter Bacsó. Director/Writer. 6 January 1928 to 11 March 2009. A filmmaker whose work frequently pointed out uncomfortable truths in his native Hungary, Bacsó came to prominence internationally with Summer on the Hill (1967) and The Witness (1969).
Jun 6, 1979 · The Witness: Directed by Péter Bacsó. With Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Öze, Zoltán Fábri, Béla Both. Banned for over a decade for its outspoken criticism of the post-WWII communist regime in Hungary, Péter Bacsó's 'The Witness' has since then achieved unparalleled cult status in its native land.
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- Drama, Comedy
- Péter Bacsó
- 1979-06-06
The Witness (Hungarian: A tanú, also known as Without A Trace), is a 1969 Hungarian satire comedy film, directed by Péter Bacsó. The film was created in a tense political climate at a time when talking about the early 1950s and the 1956 Revolution was still taboo.
May 29, 2022 · At over half a century old, the Hungarian film A Tanú (The Witness), written and directed by Péter Bacsó, remains at the forefront of daring must-see cinema when it comes to regional classics.
