Ivan Passer

Directing

Born July 10, 1933 — Died January 9, 2020

From Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

Also known as I. Passer

Biography

Ivan Passer (10 July 1933 – 9 January 2020) was a Czech film director and screenwriter, best known for his involvement in the Czechoslovak New Wave and for directing American films such as Born to Win (1971), Cutter's Way (1981) and Stalin (1992). Passer was born in Prague, the son of Marianna (Man...