6.7
Movie
Directing
Peter Brook
- Born
- Died
- (aged 97)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
- Credits
- 38 titles
Biography
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.
He was based in France from the early 1970s, where he founded an international theatre company, playing in developing countries, in an approach of great simplicity. He was often referred to as "our greatest living theatre director". He won multiple Emmy Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Japanese Praemium Imperiale, the Prix Italia and the Europe Theatre Prize. In 2021, he was awarded India's Padma Shri.
Signature work
Known For
6.7
Movie
6.8
Movie
Looking for Richard
5.5
Movie
Swann in Love
6.2
Movie
Seven Days… Seven Nights
6.5
Movie
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.2
Movie
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
6.5
Movie
King Lear
7.1
Movie
The Mahabharata
6.7
Movie
Meetings with Remarkable Men
6.4
Movie
Tell Me Lies
7.8
Movie
Belmondo: The Incorrigible
5.6
TV
The South Bank Show
5.1
Movie
The Beggar's Opera
7.5
Movie
King Lear
8.5
Movie
The Tragedy of Hamlet
6.3
Movie
The Roof
4.7
Movie
La Cerisaie
6.3
Movie
Ride of the Valkyrie
Acting credits 21
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Belmondo: The Incorrigible Film | |
| 2018 | Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit Film | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) |
| 2018 | Beckett by Brook Film | Self |
| 2017 | Strehler: Il mago dei prodigi Film | Self |
| 2016 | The Roof Film | Peter Brook |
| 2014 | Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles Film | Self - Filmmaker |
| 2012 | The Tightrope Film | Self |
| 2012 | BAM150 Film | Self |
| 2011 | Carrière, 250 Meters Film | Self |
| 2008 | Filmmaking Without Boundaries: Interview with Peter Brook Film | Self - Interviewee |
| 2002 | Brook by Brook Film | Self |
| 2000 | Full Blossom: The Life of Poet/Actor Roberts Blossom Film | Self |
| 1996 | Looking for Richard Film | Self - Interviewee |
| 1994 | The Five Senses of Theatre Film | Self |
| 1989 | Making 'The Mahabharata' Film | Self |
| 1978 | The South Bank Show TV | (1 ep) |
| 1975 | The Empty Space Film | Self |
| 1974 | Spécial cinéma TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1967 | The Benefit of the Doubt Film | Self |
| 1964 | Pour le plaisir TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1953 | King Lear Film | Self – Director |
Crew credits 19
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Beckett by Brook Film | Director |
| 2002 | Don Giovanni Film | Director |
| 2002 | The Tragedy of Hamlet Film | Director, Adaptation |
| 1990 | The Mahabharata TV | Writer, Director, Creator (3 ep) |
| 1990 | The Mahabharata Film | Director, Writer |
| 1984 | Swann in Love Film | Writer |
| 1983 | The Tragedy of Carmen Film | Director, Scenario Writer |
| 1982 | La Cerisaie Film | Director, Stage Director |
| 1979 | Meetings with Remarkable Men Film | Writer, Director |
| 1977 | Ride of the Valkyrie Film | Director, Writer |
| 1970 | King Lear Film | Director, Writer |
| 1968 | Tell Me Lies Film | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1968 | Red, White, and Zero Film | Director, Writer |
| 1967 | 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 Film | Director |
| 1963 | Lord of the Flies Film | Editor, Director, Writer |
| 1960 | Seven Days… Seven Nights Film | Director |
| 1953 | King Lear Film | Writer |
| 1953 | The Beggar's Opera Film | Director |
| 1949 | Box for One Film | Writer |