'The Changeling' Director Peter Medak Has Passed Away At 88
His family said the Hungarian-born filmmaker directed acclaimed dramas and television episodes and worked with Peter O'Toole, George C. Scott and Gary Oldman.
- Hungarian-British film and television director Peter Medak died Tuesday, October 27, in Los Angeles. Over a 60-year career, he directed 27 features and 59 television episodes.
- Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1937, Medak fled to England in 1956 during his country's Communist uprising. His aunt, an opera singer, helped him secure a job at Associated British Picture Corp.
- Known as an "actors' director," Medak helmed acclaimed films including the black comedy The Ruling Class with Peter O'Toole and the crime thriller Romeo Is Bleeding with Gary Oldman.
- Beyond features, Medak directed episodes of Breaking Bad, The Wire, and Homicide: Life on the Street. He also helmed the 1990 British gangster drama The Krays and music videos for Peter Gabriel.
- His 1980 supernatural thriller The Changeling remains influential; peers including Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg have long admired the work. In 2018, Medak revisited a troubled production with the documentary The Ghost of Peter Sellers.
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The Hungarian-born film director, who worked on episodes of Breaking Bad, The Wire and Dr. House, has died. Hollywood celebrities are paying their respects to the creator.
The Changeling and Breaking Bad director Peter Medak dies aged 88 as tributes pour in
Peter Medak, the Hungarian-British film and television director whose work ranged from dark comedy to supernatural horror across a six-decade career, died on Tuesday in Los Angeles at the age of 88.His family confirmed the news, stating that he passed away peacefully. No cause of death was given.Born in Budapest in 1937, Mr Medak escaped Hungary during the 1956 uprising against communist rule and made his way to England.Over the course of his ca…
Hungarian-born Medak is remembered, among other things, for his film Changeling.
Peter Medak, the Hungarian-born director and actor best known for "The Changeling," "The Krays" and "The Ruling Class," died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 88 years old.
'The Changeling' Director Peter Medak Has Passed Away At 88
Best known in the world of horror for directing the Halloween horror classic The Changeling, award-winning Hungarian-British film and television director Peter Medak has passed away this week at the age of 88. Peter Medak was born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1937, and developed a love for filmmaking at a very early age. In 1956, […] The post ‘The Changeling’ Director Peter Medak Has Passed Away At 88 appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
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