Peter Patzak
Peter Patzak (2 January 1945 – 11 March 2021) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He directed 60 films from 1973 to 2021. His film Kassbach – Ein Porträt was entered into the 29th Berlin International Film Festival and his film Wahnfried was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Peter Patzak
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- Name
- Peter Patzak
- Born
- 2 January 1945
- Birthplace
- Vienna, Nazi Germany
- Died
- 11 March 2021
- Place of death
- Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Austria
- Honours
- Romy · Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
- Languages
- German
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His 1997 film Shanghai 1937 was entered into the 20th Moscow International Film Festival.
The recorded working language is German. Places of work recorded in the authority are Austria. Employment is recorded with University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. Distinctions recorded are Romy and Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Peter Patzak • Born — 2 January 1945 • Birthplace — Vienna, Nazi Germany • Died — 11 March 2021 • Place of death — Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1973–2021
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Peter Patzak lived from 2 January 1945 to 11 March 2021 and was a painter, narrator, screenwriter, musician, actor and film director. Peter Patzak was born on 2 January 1945 in Vienna. Peter Patzak died on 11 March 2021 in Krems an der Donau.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Situation (1974) • Parapsycho – Spectrum of Fear (1975) • Kottan ermittelt (1976–1983, TV series) • Bait (1976 film) (1976) • The Unicorn (1978, based on a novel by Martin Walser) • Santa Lucia (1979) (1979, TV film) • Kassbach – Ein Porträt (1979) • Geld oder Leben (1981, TV film) • The Uppercrust (1981) • Tramps (1983) • Tiger: Springtime in Vienna (1984) • Die Försterbuben (1984, TV film, based on a novel by Peter Rosegger) • Wahnfried (1986, film about Richard Wagner) • Lethal Obsession (1987) • Sentimental Journey (1987, TV film) • Camillo Castiglioni oder die Moral der Haifische (1988, TV film about Camillo Castiglioni) • Midnight Cop (1988) • Frau Berta Garlan (1989, TV film, based on a novel by Arthur Schnitzler) • Death of a Schoolboy (1990, film about Gavrilo Princip, based on a novel by Hans Koning) • Lex Minister (1990) • Saint Peter's Snow (1991, TV film, based on a novel by Leo Perutz) • Rochade (1992, TV film, based on a novel by Ladislav Mňačko) • Im Kreis der Iris (1992, TV film, based on a story by Franz Nabl) • Das Babylon Komplott (1993, TV film) • 1945 (1994, TV film) • Deadly Obsession (1994, TV film) • Jenseits der Brandung (1995, TV film) • Brennendes Herz (1996, based on The Owl of Minerva by Gustav Regler) • Shanghai 1937 (1997, TV film, based on a novel by Vicki Baum) • Butterfly Feelings (1997, TV film) • Murderous Legacy (1998, TV film) • Sweet Little Sixteen (1999, TV film) • Die Entführung (1999, TV film) • Captive in Yemen (1999, TV film) • Der Mörder in dir (2000, TV film) • Denk ich an Deutschland … – Adeus und Goodbye (2001, TV documentary series episode) • Die achte Todsünde: Toskana-Karussell (2002, TV film) • Die Wasserfälle von Slunj (2002, TV film, based on a novel by Heimito von Doderer) • The Uncrowned Heart (2003, TV film) • Verliebte Diebe (2003, TV film) • Sternzeichen (2003) • Rufer, der Wolf (2005, TV film) • Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus (2010)
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1945
Peter Patzak was born on 2 January 1945.
2021
Peter Patzak died on 11 March 2021.
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- 1."Kottan"-Regisseur Peter Patzak nach Herz-OP verstorben oe24.at, am 12. März 2021, abgerufen am 12. März 2021
- 2.ORF 2: Seitenblicke. Ausgabe 2. Dezember 2010 , ORF TVthek.
- 3.Versteigerung laut BeyArs.com.
- 4.„Kottan“-Regisseur Peter Patzak ist tot wien.orf.at, am 12. März 2021, abgerufen am 12. März 2021
- 5.Peter Patzak. Wiener Zentralfriedhof. 2022.
- 6.Aufstellung aller durch den Bundespräsidenten verliehenen Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um die Republik Österreich ab 1952 (PDF; 6,9 MB).
- 7.Kulturpreis für Peter Patzak, Stadtgemeinde Klosterneuburg, abgerufen am 14. April 2017.
- 8.Goldenes Ehrenzeichen für Verdienste um das Land Wien an Peter Patzak. 2020-02-17.
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