Victor Vicas
Victor Vicas (25 March 1918 – 9 December 1985) was a French film director and screenwriter. His film The Wayward Bus was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Between 1974 and 1983 he directed all thirty six episodes of the French TV series The Tiger Brigades.
Victor Vicas
- Name
- Victor Vicas
- Born
- 25 March 1918
- Birthplace
- Moscow, Russia
- Died
- 9 December 1985
- Place of death
- Paris, France
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Full name
- Виктор Кац.
- Nationality
- Soviet Union · France
- Languages
- French
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Victor Vicas (25 March 1918 – 9 December 1985) was a French film director and screenwriter. His film The Wayward Bus was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. Between 1974 and 1983 he directed all thirty six episodes of the French TV series The Tiger Brigades.
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Victor Vicas (1918–1985) was a French and Soviet cinematographer, director and film director, among other activities. The cinematographer was born Victor Katz in Moscow. Victor Vicas was also known as Виктор Кац. Languages used include French.
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• Name — Victor Vicas • Born — 25 March 1918 • Birthplace — Moscow, Russia • Died — 9 December 1985 • Place of death — Paris, France • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1941-1985
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• Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947, director: Hans Richter) - cinematographer • No Way Back (1953) - director • A Double Life (1954) - director • Master of Life and Death (1955) - director • I'll Get Back to Kandara (1956) - director • The Wayward Bus (1957) - director • Count Five and Die (1957) - director • Amour de poche (1957, director: Pierre Kast) - actor • SOS – Gletscherpilot (1959) - director • Jons und Erdme (1959) - director • Two Among Millions (1961) - director; co-director: Wieland Liebske • Stop Train 349 (1963, director: Rolf Hädrich) - translation to English • Jack and Jenny (1963) - director • Johann Sebastian Bach's Futile Journey to Fame (1980) - director
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Victor Vicas born at Moscow.
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Victor Vicas died at Paris.
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Victor Vicas is recorded as screenwriter, film producer, cinematographer and director. Recorded at birth as Виктор Кац.
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