Aleksander Bach

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Aleksander Bach
Born1980 (age 4546)
Lublin, Poland
OccupationsFilm director, commercial director, music video director
Years active2015–present
Notable work Hitman: Agent 47

Aleksander Bach is a German film director, best known for directing Hitman: Agent 47 .

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Early life

Bach was born in Lublin, Poland, but later moved to Solingen, Germany with his parents in his childhood, where he grew up. [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]

Career

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 series 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]

Filmography

YearTitledirector (Executive) Producer screenWriterActorRoleFilm studioBudgetBox office Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
2015 Hitman: Agent 47 YesNoNoNoDaybreak Films
Giant Pictures
$35 million$82,3 million8% (130 reviews) [5] 28/100 (27 reviews) [6]
TBARevoc [7] YesNoNoNo Mandeville Films

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Balfour, Brad (August 19, 2015). "Director Aleksander Bach Talks His Feature Debut, Hitman: Agent 47". blackfilm.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  2. Moore, Marie (August 20, 2015). "EUR Exclusive: Aleksander Bach Talks 'Hitman: Agent 47,' Diversity and Paul Walker". eurweb.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  3. Campbell, Evan (May 6, 2015). "20th Century Fox Pushes Hitman: Agent 47 Release Up a Week". IGN . Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  4. "Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)". boxofficemojo.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  5. "Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. "Hitman: Agent 47". Metacritic . Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. Kit, Borys (July 29, 2015). "'Hitman: Agent 47' Director Tackling Alien Invasion Movie for Lionsgate (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.