Peter Mackenzie Litten (born 24 May 1960), is a British film director and designer who was educated at the

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in Reading. His film credits include ''

To Die For ''To Die For'' is a 1995 satirical black comedy film directed by Gus Van Sant, and written by Buck Henry based on the novel of the same name by Joyce Maynard, which in turn was inspired by the story of Pamela Smart. It stars Nicole Kidman, Joa ...

'' and ''

Slaughter High ''Slaughter High'' is a 1986 slasher film written and directed by George Dugdale, Mark Ezra and Peter Litten, and starring Caroline Munro, Simon Scuddamore, Carmine Iannaconne, Donna Yeager, and Sally Cross. An international co-production betwe ...

''. Originally a special effects designer, he is also noted for creating the 'computer generated' TV character,

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. Since 1994, he has focussed on producing and directing short films for corporations and his work in this field has won awards including sixteen IVCA Awards.

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* 1960 births Living people English film directors {{UK-film-director-stub