Known for

Directing

Born

Jan 2, 1945

Died

Mar 11, 2021 (aged 76)

Place of birth

Vienna, Austria

Peter Patzak

Peter Patzak was an Austrian filmmaker known especially for directing the satirical crime series Kottan ermittelt and many other films and TV productions. After studying psychology, art history and painting, he directed his first feature and later adapted literary works and historical stories for screen. In addition to filmmaking, he was also a painter, author and long-time professor of directing at the Vienna Film Academy, and he won numerous international awards throughout his career. Patzak passed away in 2021 at the age of 76 following heart surgery.

Titles

Scene of the Crime

Series • 1970

Wahnfried

Movie • 1986

Slaughter Day

Movie • 1972

The World Machine

Movie • 1981

Die Entführung

Movie • 1999

Das Dorf an der Grenze

Series • 1979

Phoenix on the Corner

Movie • 1982

Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear

Movie • 1975

Midnight Cop

Movie • 1988

Exit... But No Panic

Movie • 1980

Lethal Obsession

Movie • 1987

Rochade

Movie • 1992

Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus

Movie • 2010

Hart im Nehmen

Movie • 2000