Péter Bacsó
Writing · Director · Writer · Executive Producer
Born Jan 6, 1928 · Košice, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Active 1947–2009 · Awards: Kossuth Prize, Béla Balázs Award, Master of Hungarian Motion Picture, honorary citizen of Budapest, Meritorius Artist of Hungary, SZOT prize, Great Artist of Hungary Award, Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic
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.
Filmography
The Witness (1979) — Director · ScreenplayLove (1971) — ScreenplayTwo Half-Times in Hell (1961) — WriterDon't Keep Off the Grass (1960) — ScreenplayDashing Girls (1974) — Director · ScreenplaySmouldering Cigarette (2001) — Screenplay · DirectorWhy not Speak of Love? (1979) — Director · ScreenplayNo Problems in Summer (1964) — Director · ScreenplayWhat's the Time, Mr. Clock? (1985) — DirectorCrime at Dawn (1960) — WriterAlarm Shot (1977) — DirectorThe Fatal Shot (1968) — Writer · DirectorSummer on the Hill (1967) — Screenplay · DirectorOutbreak (1970) — Director · ScreenplayThe Man Who Went Up in Smoke (1980) — DirectorPresent Indicative (1971) — Director · ScreenplayTale on the 12 Points (1957) — WriterA nem várt vendég (1978) — DirectorPalm Sunday (1969) — Script EditorDo widzenia wczoraj. Dwie krótkie komedie o zmianie systemu (1993) — DirectorMilitary Band (1961) — ScreenplayWalking to Heaven (1959) — WriterKeep Your Chin Up! (1954) — WriterIt Happened in Europe (1947) — Script Editor