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Peter Medak
Peter Medak is a Hungarian-born director, mostly of British and American films. Medak escaped from Budapest during the 1956 uprising and fled to England. There he began his career in film in 1957 with ABPC — Elstree Studios working his way through Cutting rooms, Sound Department, Camera department; to become a 1st assistant Director and Associate producer. In 1963 he was signed by MCA Universal Studios and started directing television in Hollywood and London. In 1967, Medak was signed by Paramount Studios to direct his first feature film NEGATIVES, starring Glenda Jackson. He gained praise for his next film, A DAY IN THE DEATH OF JOE EGG in 1969 (Allan Bates and Janet Suzman) and he received further commercial success with THE RULING CLASS (1972) — Staring Peter O'Toole, a comedy about a British nobleman who thinks he is Jesus Christ.
Medak continued his solid film career with many other notable works such as THE CHANGELING (starring George C. Scott). More recently THE KRAYS (1990), a crime story about London's notorious identical-twin gang bosses, following it with LET HIM HAVE IT, this film led to the posthumous pardon of Derek Bentley who was innocently sentenced to death and hung in 1953 for a crime which he never committed. This case grew into one of the most famous British injustices, which has basically changed the entire English Judicial system, even though it needed the films impact on the public to finally clear his name. Next he made ROMEO IS BLEEDING (1994), a horrifying yet darkly hilarious study of modern-day gang activity starring Gary Oldman and Lena Olin. In addition to several other movies, Medak has directed various Operas on the stage in Europe and the U.S. and also directed a number of television episodes and movies, including critically acclaimed HOUSE, CARNIVALE, THE WIRE, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT, THE GUARDIAN, HOMICIDE and the several mini-series', including Dickenson's DAVID COPPERFIELD, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTREDAM, and FEAST OF ALL SAINTS based on Anne Rice's novel. In 2006, Medak joins the stellar line-up of directors for the second season Showtime Network's Emmy® nominated anthology series, MASTERS OF HORROR™. He is preparing several movie projects for the immediate future including INAMORATE which is being produced by Johnny Depp.
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