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Ivan Passer

Ivan Passer

ActorDirectorWriterDirecting Jul 10 (died age 86) Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic] 1960–2018 (58 year career)
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Biography

Ivan Passer (10 July 1933 – 9 January 2020) was a Czech film director and screenwriter, best known for his involvement in the Czechoslovak New Wave and for directing American films such as Born to Win (1971), Cutter's Way (1981) and Stalin (1992). Passer was born in Prague, the son of Marianna (Mandelick) and Alois Passer. Passer attended King George boarding school in Poděbrady with future filmmakers Miloš Forman, Jerzy Skolimowski and Paul Fierlinger and statesman Václav Havel. He then studie…

Known For

The Firemen's Ball
Film

The Firemen's Ball

Screenplay
Loves of a Blonde
Film

Loves of a Blonde

First Assistant Director
Cutter's Way
Film

Cutter's Way

Director
When the Cat Comes
Film

When the Cat Comes

First Assistant Director
Black Peter
Film

Black Peter

First Assistant Director
Faerie Tale Theatre
Film

Faerie Tale Theatre

Director
Creator
Film

Creator

Director
Intimate Lighting
Film

Intimate Lighting

Director

Filmography