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Peter Medak, Director of ‘The Changeling’ and ‘The Krays,’ Dies at 88

Peter Medak, the Hungarian-born director and actor best known for films including “The Changeling,” “The Krays” and “The Ruling Class” died Tuesday in Los Angeles.

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  • Scott, Romeo Is Bleeding with Gary Oldman and The Krays starring Martin and Gary Kemp, died Tuesday, October 27 in Los Angeles.
  • His 1980 supernatural thriller “The Changeling,” starring […].

Peter Medak, the award-winning Hungarian-British film and television director with a career spanning six decades and credits including The Changeling starring George C.

Over a career spanning six decades, Medak directed 27 feature films, moving between psychological horror, black comedy and crime dramas.

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