| |
| | Peter Medak Biography |
 | | Born in Budapest, Medak fled his homeland during the uprising of 1956 and landed in England, where he entered a long film industry apprenticeship that included work as sound editor, film editor, assistant director and second unit director. |
 | | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (1972) was an uneasy fl comedy about a couple considering the mercy-killing of their child, but Medak had a much bigger commercial success with The Ruling Class (1972), a very weird comedy about a British nobleman (Peter 0' Toole) who thinks he's Jesus Christ. |
 | | Medak's treatment of the affair is immaculate, and the acting couldn't be bettered. |
| www.britmovie.co.uk /biog/m/006.html (451 words) |
|