Biography
Peter Zadek (German: [ˈtsaːdɛk]; 19 May 1926 – 30 July 2009) was a German director of theatre, opera and film, a translator and a screenwriter. He is regarded as one of the greatest directors in German-speaking theater. Peter Zadek was born on 19 May 1926 to a Jewish family in Berlin. In 1934, he emigrated with his family to London where he later studied at Old Vic theatre, after a year at Oxford University.
He began in weekly rep in Swansea and Pontypridd. He studied at the Old Vic, and his first productions included Oscar Wilde’s Salome and T. S. Eliot’s Sweeney Agonistes. Zadek caused a stir in London in the late 1950s with his productions of works by Jean Genet. Indeed, Genet was so outraged by Zadek's world première of The Balcony at the Arts in 1957 that he apparently bought a gun with the intention of shooting its director. He also worked as a director for the BBC in this period.
Filmography
all 28
Movies 22
Director 21
TV Shows 6
self 6
Mutter Courage und ihre Kinder (2003)
Das Jahrhundert des Theaters (2002)
Kulturzeit (1995)
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me (1992)
Lulu (1991)
Die wilden Fünfziger (1983)
Veronika Voss (1982)
NDR Talk Show (1979)
Hedda Gabler (1978)
Die Geisel (1977)
Eiszeit (1975)
Kleiner Mann, was nun? (1973)
Der Pott (1971)
Piggies (1970)
Rotmord (1969)
I’m an Elephant, Madame (1969)
Die Unberatenen (1966)
Intercontinental-Express (1966)
Frühlings Erwachen (1966)
Der Nebbich (1965)
aspekte (1965)
Held Henry (1965)
Der Spaßvogel (1964)
Grimme-Preis-Verleihung (1964)
Die Mondvögel (1963)
Die Kurve (1961)
Die Dame in der schwarzen Robe (1960)
Simon (1954)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1926-05-19
Deathday2009-07-30 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceBerlin, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
AwardsCommandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Europe Theatre Prize, Nestroy Award, Kainz Medal, Fritz Kortner Award, Berliner Kunstpreis, Grimme-Preis, Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg)
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