Aleksander Bach

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

Aleksander Bach
Born1980
Lublin, Poland
NationalityGerman
OccupationFilm director, commercial director, music video director
Years active2015–present
Notable work
Hitman: Agent 47

Early life

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]

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 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

Year Title Director (Executive) Producer Writer Actor Role Film studio Budget Box office Rotten Tomatoes Metacritic
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

References

  1. 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. "Tomatometer Rating of ''Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)''". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  6. "Metascore of ''Hitman: Agent 47''". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  7. Kit, Borys (July 29, 2015). "'Hitman: Agent 47' Director Tackling Alien Invasion Movie for Lionsgate (Exclusive)". hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
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