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Hanus Polak Jr.

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Actor
  • Script and Continuity Department
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Hanus Polak Jr. was born on 24 March 1959 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He is an assistant director and actor, known for Funny Games (1997), The Piano Teacher (2001) and The White Ribbon (2009).
BornMarch 24, 1959
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    • Known for

    Funny Games (1997)
    Funny Games
    7.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director(as Hanuš Polak Jr.)
    • 1997
    Isabelle Huppert and Benoît Magimel in The Piano Teacher (2001)
    The Piano Teacher
    7.5
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2001
    The White Ribbon (2009)
    The White Ribbon
    7.8
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2009
    Downfall (2004)
    Downfall
    8.2
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2004

    Credits

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    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Das Millionenschnitzel (2026)
      Das Millionenschnitzel
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2026
    • Simon Schwarz, Ingrid Timková, Arash T. Riahi, Carmen Diego, Hilde Dalik, Joana Scrinzi, Rebeka Poláková, Johannes Winkler, Zuzana Konečná, Rusanda Panfili, Alexandra Makarová, Georg Weiss, Noel Czuczor, and Klaudia Kiczak in Perla (2025)
      Perla
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2025
    • Landkrimi: Steirermord (2024)
      Landkrimi: Steirermord
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • assistant director
      • 2024
    • Andrea Gets a Divorce (2024)
      Andrea Gets a Divorce
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2024
    • Landkrimi: Steirerschuld (2023)
      Landkrimi: Steirerschuld
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Landkrimi: Steirerangst (2023)
      Landkrimi: Steirerangst
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2023
    • Ludger Pistor and Armin Rohde in Das Weihnachtsschnitzel (2022)
      Das Weihnachtsschnitzel
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2022
    • Katharina Marie Schubert in Sayonara Loreley (2021)
      Sayonara Loreley
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Steirerrausch (2021)
      Steirerrausch
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Steirertod (2021)
      Steirertod
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Moneyboys (2021)
      Moneyboys
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2021
    • Steirerwut (2020)
      Steirerwut
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2020
    • Steirerkreuz (2019)
      Steirerkreuz
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Once Were Rebels (2019)
      Once Were Rebels
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2019
    • Ohne Schnitzel geht es nicht (2019)
      Ohne Schnitzel geht es nicht
      7.1
      TV Series
      • first assistant director
      • 2019

    Actor

    • Der weiße Kobold (2022)
      Der weiße Kobold
      5.8
      TV Movie
      • Pokorny
      • 2022
    • Steirerkreuz (2019)
      Steirerkreuz
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • Bewährungshelfer
      • 2019
    • Steirerkind (2018)
      Steirerkind
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Polizist
      • 2018
    • Kebab extrascharf (2017)
      Kebab extrascharf
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • Polizist
      • 2017
    • Wild Mouse (2017)
      Wild Mouse
      6.7
      • Taxifahrer
      • 2017
    • Karl Merkatz, Tyron Ricketts, Miriam Stein, David Rott, and Wainde Wane in Little Big Voice (2015)
      Little Big Voice
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • Schneider (uncredited)
      • 2015
    • Luis Trenker-Der Schmale Grat der Wahrheit (2015)
      Luis Trenker-Der Schmale Grat der Wahrheit
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Bergtourist
      • 2015
    • Life Eternal (2015)
      Life Eternal
      7.2
      • Einbahnfahrer
      • 2015
    • Steirerblut (2014)
      Steirerblut
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Polizist (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Die Frau mit einem Schuh (2014)
      Die Frau mit einem Schuh
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Taxifahrer
      • 2014
    • Andreas Giebel, Tony Harrisson, and Brigitte Hobmeier in Wer hat Angst vorm weißen Mann? (2013)
      Wer hat Angst vorm weißen Mann?
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Justitzwachebeamter
      • 2013
    • Benno Fürmann, Udo Samel, Bibiane Zeller, and Ursula Strauss in Alles Schwindel (2013)
      Alles Schwindel
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Dr. Matula
      • 2013
    • So wie du bist (2012)
      So wie du bist
      6.6
      TV Movie
      • Sekretär des Bischofs
      • 2012
    • Kebab mit Alles (2011)
      Kebab mit Alles
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Polizist
      • 2011
    • Michael (2011)
      Michael
      6.9
      • Christbaumverkäufer
      • 2011

    Script and Continuity Department

    • Raffl (1984)
      Raffl
      6.5
      • continuity
      • 1984
    • Mich wundert, daß ich so fröhlich bin
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • continuity
      • 1983
    • Tarabas (1982)
      Tarabas
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • continuity
      • 1982
    • Niemandsland
      TV Movie
      • continuity
      • 1981
    • Der richtige Mann
      TV Movie
      • continuity
      • 1981
    • Die Weltmaschine
      3.4
      TV Movie
      • script
      • 1981
    • Paradiese und andere Zustände
      TV Movie
      • continuity
      • 1980
    • Land, das meine Sprache spricht
      TV Movie
      • script boy
      • 1980
    • Jetzt oder nie
      TV Movie
      • continuity
      • 1980

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Hanuš Polak Jr.
    • Born
      • March 24, 1959
      • Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]

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