Péter Bacsó (6 January 1928 – 11 March 2009) was a Hungarian

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and

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. After high school graduation Bacsó wanted to become an actor and later a theatre director, but ultimately decided to try filmmaking. His first job in a film was as an assistant in Géza Radványi's ''Valahol Európában'' (''Somewhere in Europe'') at the age of 19. He continued as a script editor and screenwriter. He graduated at the Hungarian School of Theatrical- and Film Arts in 1950. At the time he was already a familiar face in studios. He was a successful screenwriter during the 1950s before beginning to direct films a decade later. He made his first feature film, ''Nyáron egyszerű'' in 1963. He made his most famous film, '' A tanú'' (''The Witness'') in 1969, but it was banned at the time and wasn't released until 1979. The film became a cult classic in Hungary; it is a political satire about the early-1950s

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regime. Bacsó later continued to make mostly political and satirical films, for a wider audience. He made various genre films, trying his hand in musicals, comedies, etc. He continued filmmaking up to his later years, however his last two films were generally dismissed by critics and the public alike as badly written and low quality works. His 2001 film ''Hamvadó cigarettavég'' (''Smouldering Cigarette'') was a biopic of Hungarian actress and singer

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. His 2008 film ''

Virtually a Virgin ''Virtually a Virgin'' ( hu, Majdnem szüz) is a 2008 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Péter Bacsó. It was entered into the 30th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Júlia Ubrankovics as Boróka * Attila Tóth as Móric * ...

'' was entered into the

30th Moscow International Film Festival The 30th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 19 to 28 June 2008. The Golden George was awarded to the Iranian film '' As Simple as That'' directed by Reza Mirkarimi. Jury * Liv Ullmann (Norway – Chairman of the Jury) * Michael ...

Filmography

* '' The Witness'' (1969) * ''

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'' (1972) * ''

Oh, Bloody Life Oh, Bloody Life ( hu, Te rongyos élet) is a 1984 Hungarian comedy film directed by Péter Bacsó. Cast * Dorottya Udvaros - Sziráky Lucy * Zoltán Bezerédi - Matura Sándor rendõrszázados * András Kern András Kern (born 28 January 1948 ...

'' (1984) * ''

'' (2008)

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* 1928 births 2009 deaths Hungarian film directors Hungarian male screenwriters Place of death missing Dramaturges 20th-century Hungarian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Hungarian male writers Burials at Farkasréti Cemetery Hungarian Jews Hungarian male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters Film directors from Košice {{Hungary-film-director-stub