Peter Brook
Known for
Films are made by people like Peter Brook, a British director working in the part of the industry that stays out of frame. The early work was done without much attention on it. 73 years in the trade leave a mark on the credit list. The record opens, for most readers, with 'Lord of the Flies'.
Peter Brook
13 Directed
1 Series
Films are made by people like Peter Brook, a British director working in the part of the industry that stays out of frame. The early work was done without much attention on it. 73 years in the trade leave a mark on the credit list. The record opens, for most readers, with 'Lord of the Flies'.
Movies
Director
Lord of the Flies
1963
Director
King Lear
1970
Director
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
1967
Director
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979
Director
Seven Days… Seven Nights
1960
Director
The Mahabharata
1990
Director
Ride of the Valkyrie
1977
Director
The Beggar's Opera
1953
TV Shows
Latest Trailers
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Full Filmography
Beckett by Brook
Director
2018
Film
Don Giovanni
Director
2002
Film
The Mahabharata
Creator
1990–
TV
The Mahabharata
Director
1990
Film
Swann in Love
Writer
1984
Film
The Tragedy of Carmen
Director
1983
Film
Meetings with Remarkable Men
Director
1979
Film
Ride of the Valkyrie
Director
1977
Film
King Lear
Director
1970
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Peter Brook still alive?
Peter Brook passed away on July 2, 2022 at age 97.
What are the most famous roles of Peter Brook?
Peter Brook is best known for directing Lord of the Flies, Swann in Love, Seven Days… Seven Nights.
How many movies has Peter Brook directed?
Over a 73-year career (since 1949), Peter Brook has directed or written 13 films and worked on 1 TV shows.
What was Peter Brook's first movie?
The career of Peter Brook began with Box for One (1949).
What is Peter Brook's most recent movie or series?
Peter Brook's most recent release is Beckett by Brook, which premiered on March 18, 2018.
What TV shows has Peter Brook created or directed?
On television, Peter Brook has appeared in The Mahabharata.
Peter Brook
1925-03-21 · London, England, UK
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.