Ivan Passer

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Ivan Passer, (b. July 10, 1933) Czech-born film director & screenwriter.

One of the key figures in the Czech New Wave in the early sixties, 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.

[edit] Filmography

Director:

• Nomad (2005)
• Picnic (2000)
• The Wishing
• Kidnapped (1995)
• While Justice Sleeps (1994)
• Stalin (1992)
• Fourth Story (1990)
• Haunted Summer (1988)
• Creator (1985)
• Cutter’s Way (1981)
• Silver Bears (1977)
• Law and Disorder (1974)
• Intimate Lighting (1965)

Screenwriter:

• Law and Disorder (1974)
• The Firemen’s Ball (1967)
• Intimate Lighting (1965)
• Lásky Jedné Plavovlásky (1965)
• Konkurs (1963)

Appearing as himself:

• Velvet Hangover (2000), a documentary by Robert Buchar

[edit] External link

• Ivan Passer at the Internet Movie Database