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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.
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 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
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
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). Other films include Outbreak (1970), Present Indicative (1972), The Last Chance (1973), The Day Before Yesterday (1982) and Oh, Bloody Life (1983).
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.
Peter Bacsó’s The Witness ( A Tanu, 1969) Vol. 5 (May 2011) by Colette de Castro. This film was banned in Hungry for more than a decade, from 1969 to 1981. Set in the 1950s, it portrays in a satiric tone a corrupt and deceitful system of government.
