Peter Patzak Peter Patzak was born in Vienna in 1945. He studied Psychology and Art History. A painter and conceptual artist, he lived in New York from 1968-1970, where he also worked for a TV station, making numerous 16 mm and video films before returning to Vienna. He is best known as the writer and director of the cult television series "Kottan ermittelt" (1976-1983). A selection of his other films includes: "Kassbach" (1978), "The Uppercrust" ("Den Tuechtigen gehoert die Welt", 1981), "Wahnfried - Richard und Cosima" (1988), "Der Joker" (1988), "Killing Blue - Midnight Cop" (1988), "Shanghai Hotel" (1995), "Promised Land" ("Gelobtes Land", 2000) and "Zodiac Sign" ("Sternzeichen", 2002).

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