About Peter Gorski
Lived 1921 – 2007 (aged 85). Peter Gorski was a German film director, theatre director and director.
Peter Gorski (7 September 1921 – 3 March 2007) was a German film director.
Early life Peter Gorski was born in Berlin, and was adopted in 1949 by the famous German actor Gustaf Gründgens.
Career Gorski started his career in 1955 as the assistant director for the film Ripening Youth.
In 1960 Gorski directed the film Faust, based on Goethe's Faust and adapted from the theater production at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg. The film starred his adoptive father Gustaf Gründgens as Mephistopheles, and was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 33rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not manage to receive a nomination.
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Who was Peter Gorski?
German film director (1921–2007)
When was Peter Gorski born?
Peter Gorski was born on 7 September 1921 in Berlin.
When did Peter Gorski die?
Peter Gorski died on 3 March 2007 in Manacor.
What was Peter Gorski's occupation?
Peter Gorski was a film director, theatre director and director.
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Peter Gorski was German.
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