Biography
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. His first job in a film was as an assistant in Géza Radványi's Valahol Európában (Somewhere in Europe) at the age of 19. He continued as a script editor and screenwriter. He graduated at the Hungarian School of Theatrical- and Film Arts in 1950. At the time he was already a familiar face in studios. He was a successful screenwriter during the 1950s before beginning to direct films a decade later. He made his first feature film, Nyáron egyszerű in 1963. He made his most famous film, A tanú (The Witness) in 1969, but it was banned at the time and wasn't released until 1979. The film became a cult classic in Hungary; it is a political satire about the early-1950s Communist regime. Bacsó later continued to make mostly political and satirical films, for a wider audience. He made various genre films, trying his hand in musicals, comedies, etc. He continued filmmaking up to his later years, however his last two films were generally dismissed by critics and the public alike as badly written and low quality works. His 2001 film Hamvadó cigarettavég (Smouldering Cigarette) was a biopic of Hungarian actress and singer Katalin Karády. His 2008 film Virtually a Virgin was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Péter Bacsó, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wrote 39
2000s
- 2008
Virtually a Virgin
Writer
- 2006
De kik azok a Lumnitzer nővérek?
Screenplay
- 2001
Smouldering Cigarette
Screenplay
1990s
- 1997
Gulls and Gangsters
Writer
- 1995
Witness Again
Writer
- 1993
Do Widzenia Wczoraj. Dwie Krótkie Komedie o Zmianie Systemu
Screenplay
- 1991
1980s
- 1988
Titania, Titania, or the Night of the Stand-Ins
Writer
- 1987
Banana Skin Waltz
Writer
- 1984
Oh, Bloody Life
Writer
- 1982
The Day before Yesterday
Screenplay
1970s
- 1979
Electric Schock
Screenplay
Why not Speak of Love?
Screenplay
The Witness
Screenplay
- 1977
- 1976
A Pianino in Mid-Air
Screenplay
- 1975
Don't Pull My Beard!
Screenplay
- 1972
Bald Head for Bald Head
Screenplay
- 1971
Love
Screenplay
- 1970
Outbreak
Screenplay
1960s
- 1969
Palm Sunday
Script Editor
- 1968
The Fatal Shot
Writer
- 1967
Summer on the Hill
Screenplay
- 1965
- 1964
No Problems in Summer
Screenplay
- 1961
Two Half-Times in Hell
Writer
Military Band
Screenplay
The Brute
Script Editor
- 1960
Don't Keep Off the Grass
Screenplay
Crime at Dawn
Writer
1950s
- 1959
Walking to Heaven
Writer
- 1958
Sweet Anna
Writer
- 1957
Tale on the 12 Points
Writer
- 1954
Keep Your Chin Up!
Writer
The Birth of Menyhért Simon
Writer
- 1952
Nyugati övezet
Writer
- 1951
Mrs. Déry
Screenplay
1940s
- 1949
Anna Szabó
Writer
- 1947
It Happened in Europe
Script Editor
Directed 26
2000s
- 2008
Virtually a Virgin
Director
- 2006
De kik azok a Lumnitzer nővérek?
Director
- 2001
Smouldering Cigarette
Director
1990s
- 1997
Gulls and Gangsters
Director
- 1995
Witness Again
Director
- 1993
Do Widzenia Wczoraj. Dwie Krótkie Komedie o Zmianie Systemu
Director
- 1991
1980s
- 1988
Titania, Titania, or the Night of the Stand-Ins
Director
- 1987
Banana Skin Waltz
Director
- 1985
What's the Time, Mr. Clock?
Director
- 1984
Oh, Bloody Life
Director
- 1983
The Insult
Director
- 1982
The Day before Yesterday
Director
- 1980
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
Director
1970s
- 1979
Electric Schock
Director
Why not Speak of Love?
Director
The Witness
Director
- 1977
Alarm Shot
Director
- 1976
A Pianino in Mid-Air
Director
- 1975
Don't Pull My Beard!
Director
- 1972
Bald Head for Bald Head
Director
- 1970
Outbreak
Director
1960s
- 1968
The Fatal Shot
Director
- 1967
Summer on the Hill
Director
- 1965
- 1964
No Problems in Summer
Director
Produced 2
1990s
- 1990
Hungarian Requiem
Producer
1980s
- 1984
Lily in Love
Executive Producer
Acted in 1
1990s
- 1993
Do Widzenia Wczoraj. Dwie Krótkie Komedie o Zmianie Systemu
Hungarian