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Peter Medak, veteran director of The Krays and The Changeling, dies aged 88
Source: The Guardian · Published
The film-maker enjoyed a long and varied film and TV career, from horror movies and true-crime thrillers to Cannibal and Breaking Bad Peter Medak, the British-Hungarian director of The Changeling, The Krays and Let Him Have It, has died aged 88. Medak’s family announced he died peacefully in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Medak enjoyed a long and varied career across film and TV, which included…
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- The film-maker enjoyed a long and varied film and TV career, from horror movies and true-crime thrillers to Cannibal and Breaking Bad Peter Medak, the British-Hungarian director of The Changeling, The Krays and Let Him Have It, has died aged 88.
- Medak’s family announced he died peacefully in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
- Medak enjoyed a long and varied career across film and TV, which included…
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