Peter Solan
Known for
Directing
Born
April 25, 1929
Birthplace
Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]
Died
September 21, 2013 (aged 84)
Biography
Peter Solan (25 April 1929 – 21 September 2013) was a Slovak film director and documentarian. He is considered part of the Czech New Wave movement.
Solan was born in Banská Bystrica. He graduated from the Prague Film Academy of Performing Arts in 1953. He was given the Igric Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1994, and in 2004 he was awarded the Prize of the Slovak Minister of Culture for Extraordinary Creative Contribution to Slovak Cinema.
Best known work
The Boxer and Death
1963
Before Tonight Is Over
1966
And I'll Run to the Ends of the Earth
1980
The Devil Does Not Sleep
1957
Be Sure to Behave
1968
Dialogue 20-40-60
1968
The Barnabáš Kos Case
1965
O sláve a tráve
1985
A Face in the Window
1963
Muž ktorý sa nevrátil
1959Filmography
2009
1985
O sláve a tráveDirector
1982
TušenieDirector
1982
Záhrada plná plienokDirector
1980
1974
NemeckáDirector
1974
Poradila teta BetaDirector, Story, Screenplay
1971
Pán si neželal ničDirector
1969
Malá anketaDirector
1968
Dialogue 20-40-60Screenplay, Director
1968
Be Sure to BehaveDirector
1967
Sedem svedkovDirector
1966
Before Tonight Is OverDirector
1965
The Barnabáš Kos CaseDirector
1963
A Face in the WindowDirector
1963
The Boxer and DeathScreenplay, Director
1959
Muž ktorý sa nevrátilDirector, Screenplay
1957
The Devil Does Not SleepDirector
1956
Muž, ktorý klopeDirector, Screenplay, Story
1954
Fraňo KráľIdea, Screenplay, Director
1954
Vianočný darDirector, Screenplay
1954
Komu dôverovať?Screenplay, Director