Ivan Passer
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Ivan Passer is a Czech-born film director and screenwriter.
A significant figure in the Czech New Wave of the mid-1960s, Passer worked closely with Miloš Forman
on many of his films, and directed his first feature in 1965. Following the Soviet invasion in 1968, Passer defected to the West, aided by Carlo Ponti
and has been living and working in the United States
since then.
Appearing As Himself:
A significant figure in the Czech New Wave of the mid-1960s, Passer worked closely with Miloš Forman
Miloš Forman
Jan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...
on many of his films, and directed his first feature in 1965. Following the Soviet invasion in 1968, Passer defected to the West, aided by Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti
Carlo Ponti was an Italian film producer with over 140 production credits, and the husband of Italian movie star Sophia Loren.-Career:...
and has been living and working in the United States
United States
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since then.
Filmography
- Konkurs (1963) (co-writer only, with Milos FormanMiloš FormanJan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...
, Jaroslav Papousek and Vaclav Sasek) - Loves of a BlondeLoves of a BlondeLoves of a Blonde is a 1965 Czechoslovakian film directed by Miloš Forman. It is also known under the alternate title of A Blonde in Love.-Plot:...
(1965) (co-writer only, with Milos FormanMiloš FormanJan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...
, Jaroslav Papousek and Vaclav Sasek) - The Firemen's BallThe Firemen's Ball-External links:*...
(1967) (co-writer only, with Milos FormanMiloš FormanJan Tomáš Forman , better known as Miloš Forman , is a Czech-American director, screenwriter, professor, and an emigrant from Czechoslovakia. Two of his films, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus, are among the most celebrated in the history of film, both gaining him the Academy Award for...
, Jaroslav Papousek and Vaclav Sasek) - Intimate LightingIntimate LightingIntimate Lighting is a Czech drama film directed by Ivan Passer. It was released in 1965.-Cast:* Zdenek Bezusek - Peter* Karel Blazek - Bambas* Miroslav Cvrk - Kaja* Vera Kresadlová - Stepa* Dagmar Redinová - Young Marie* Jaroslava Stedra - Marie...
(1965) (also co-writer, with Jaroslav Papousek and Vaclav Sasek) - Born to WinBorn to Win-Plot:The film follows Jay Jay , a former hair dresser who has become a drug addict. He lives his new life by doing deals for Vivian from time to time. One day he meets Parm , a free spirited girl. The two fall in love. Jay Jay's drug habit grows, and he soon resorts to robbery...
(1971) (also co-writer, with David Scott MiltonDavid Scott MiltonDavid Scott Milton is an American author, playwright, screenwriter, and actor. His plays are known for their theatricality, wild humor, and poetic realism, while his novels and films are darker and more naturalistic. As a novelist, he has been compared to Graham Greene, John Steinbeck, and Nelson...
) - Law and DisorderLaw and Disorder (1974 film)Law and Disorder is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Ivan Passer, starring Carroll O'Connor, Ernest Borgnine, Ann Wedgeworth and Karen Black....
(1974) (also co-writer, with Kenneth Harris Fishman and William RichertWilliam RichertWilliam Richert is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for his performance as Bob in the 1991 Gus van Sant film My Own Private Idaho.At age 17, he hopped a bus to Hollywood...
) - Crime and Passion (1976) (also co-writer, with William RichertWilliam RichertWilliam Richert is an American film director, film producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for his performance as Bob in the 1991 Gus van Sant film My Own Private Idaho.At age 17, he hopped a bus to Hollywood...
) - Silver Bears (1977)
- Cutter's WayCutter's WayCutter's Way is a 1981 thriller directed by Ivan Passer. The film stars Jeff Bridges, John Heard, and Lisa Eichhorn. The screenplay was by Jeffrey Alan Fiskin, based on the novel Cutter and Bone by Newton Thornburg....
(1981) - Faerie Tale TheatreFaerie Tale TheatreFaerie Tale Theatre is a live-action children's television anthology series retelling popular fairy tales. Shelley Duvall serves as narrator, host and executive producer of the program, and occasionally stars in episodes...
(1983) (TV) - CreatorCreator (film)Creator is a 1985 film directed by Ivan Passer, starring Peter O'Toole, Vincent Spano, Mariel Hemingway, and Virginia Madsen. It is based on a book of the same title by Jeremy Leven.-Plot:...
(1985) - Haunted Summer (1988)
- Fourth Story (1990) (TV)
- Stalin (1992) (TV)
- While Justice Sleeps (1994) (TV)
- Kidnapped (1995) (TV)
- The Wishing TreeThe Wishing TreeThe Wishing Tree is an acoustic music project by Marillion's guitarist Steve Rothery and British vocalist Hannah Stobart. Their debut album, Carnival of Souls, was released in 1996 and a second album, Ostara, was released 23 March 2009.-History:...
(1999) - Picnic (2000) (TV)
- Nomad: The Warrior (2006)
Appearing As Himself:
- Velvet Hangover (2000) (Documentary by Robert BucharRobert BucharRobert Buchar is an American cinematographer, filmmaker, film director and producer, born in 1951 in Hradec Králové, former Czechoslovakia.In 1966 he came to Prague to study photography at the Secondary School of Graphic Arts, and cinematography at FAMU, the Film Academy of Fine Arts, where he...
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