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Biography
Ivan Passer was a Czech film director and screenwriter. He was best known for his involvement in the Czechoslovak New Wave and for directing American films such as Born to Win (1971), Cutter's Way (1981) and Stalin (1992). He received the Czech Lion Award for Artistic Achievement in 2007.
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Awards & recognition
- Annual award ACFK · 2016
- Artis Bohemiae Amicis Medal · 2008
- Czech Lion Award — Unique Contribution to Czech Film · 2006
Filmography16 titles

The Wishing Tree
1999Director
1999Director

The Firemen's Ball
1967Screenplay
1967Screenplay

Crime and Passion
1976Adaptation, Director
1976Adaptation, Director

Loves of a Blonde
1965First Assistant Director, Screenplay, Story
1965First Assistant Director, Screenplay, Story

When the Cat Comes
1963First Assistant Director
1963First Assistant Director

Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond
2016as Self
2016as Self

A Boring Afternoon
1965Director, Screenplay
1965Director, Screenplay

Intimate Lighting
1965Director, Screenplay, Story
1965Director, Screenplay, Story

Black Peter
1964First Assistant Director
1964First Assistant Director

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel
2018as Self
2018as Self

Cutter's Way
1981Director
1981Director

Creator
1985Director
1985Director

Silver Bears
1977Director
1977Director

Picnic
2000Director
2000Director

Born to Win
1971Director, Writer
1971Director, Writer

Nomad: The Warrior
2005Director
2005Director