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Aleksander Bach | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1980 Lublin, Poland |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Film director, commercial director, music video director |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Notable work | Hitman: Agent 47 |
Aleksander Bach is a German film director, best known for directing Hitman: Agent 47 .
Bach was born in Lublin, Poland, later moved to Solingen, Germany with his parents in his childhood, and grew up in Solingen. [1] He graduated in Audio Visual Engineering from the Robert Schumann Hochschule, and then completed his post-graduate degree from the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg. [1]
Bach started his career as a music video director and then ventured into making advertisements for several major clients. [1]
In 2015, Bach made his feature directorial debut with the action film Hitman: Agent 47 , based on the video game Hitman . [1] [2] Rupert Friend portrayed the lead role of a secret agent named Agent 47, along with Hannah Ware as the female lead. The film was released on August 21, 2015 by 20th Century Fox. [3] [4]
| Year | Title | Director | (Executive) Producer | Writer | Actor | Role | Film studio | Budget | Box office | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
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| Overall | |||||||||||
| 2015 | Hitman: Agent 47 | Yes | No | No | No | TSG Entertainment | $35 million | $82,3 million | 9% [5] | 28/100 [6] | |
| August 21 | Revoc [7] | Yes | No | No | No | Mandeville Films | |||||
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