Director

Peter Solan

Directing

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Directed movies: 9Directed series: 0All crew credits: 10

TMDB ID: 139556

IMDb ID: nm0812613

Known for: Directing

Born: April 25, 1929

Died: September 21, 2013

Age: 84

Place of birth: Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia [now Slovakia]

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1957 - 1985

Years active: 29

Wikidata: Q13538240

Also known as

Петер Солан

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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.