Peter Patzak
Directing
Born January 2, 1945 in Vienna, Austria
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.
Filmography
Kottan ermittelt: Rien ne va plus
Jugendliche 2
The Mozart Minute
Verliebte Diebe
Die Wasserfälle von Slunj
Kill me softly – Frauenmord in Frankfurt
Hart im Nehmen
Gefangen im Jemen
Die Entführung
Sweet Little Sixteen
Burning Heart
Das Babylon Komplott
Es Lebe die Liebe, der Papst und das Puff
Rochade
St. Petri Schnee
Lex Minister
Death of a Schoolboy
Le Gorille
Midnight Cop
Waldhaus
Lethal Obsession
Mann an der Theke
Wahnfried
Die Försterbuben
Springtime in Vienna
Tramps
Phoenix on the Corner
The Uppercrust
The World Machine
Friedhofsbesucher
Exit... But No Panic
Das Dorf an der Grenze
Kassbach - Ein Portrait
Das Einhorn
Shattered Dreams
Kottan ermittelt
Polizist
Parapsycho: Spectrum of Fear
Slaughter Day
Polizeiruf 110
Scene of the Crime
His Bag