Directing
Peter Brook
1925 · London, England, UK
30 films
Bio
Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (March 21, 1925 – July 2, 2022) was an English theatre and film director. He worked first in England, from 1945 at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, from 1947 at the Royal Opera House, and from 1962 for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). With them, he directed the first English-language production in 1964 of Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss, which was transferred to Broadway in 1965 and won the Tony Award for Best Play, and Brook was named Best Director. He also directed films such as an iconic version of Lord of the Flies in 1963.
Filmography
Lord of the Flies
Director
Don Giovanni
Director
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Filmmaker
King Lear
Director
Looking for Richard
Self - Interviewee
Swann in Love
Writer
The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
Director
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
Brook by Brook
Self
The Roof
Peter Brook
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Tightrope
Self