István Szabó
Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director · Hungary · On the map · Directors · Born 1938 · age 88
István Szabó is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director.
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2020
Final ReportFilm, Director, Writer2016
To Make a Comedy Is No FunFilm2014National Artist AwardAward2007Master of Hungarian Motion PictureAward
I Served the King of EnglandFilm, 2007Millionaire #72005Pushkin MedalAward2004
Being JuliaFilm, Director2002Gero von Boehm begegnet...Series
Through the Night with...Series, 20022001Hazám-díjAward1999European Film Award for Best ScreenwriterAward
SunshineFilm, 1999Director, Writer1998LebensläufeSeries1996Honorary Citizen of BudapestAward1994Goethe MedalAward1992European Film Award for Best ScreenwriterAward1991
Meeting VenusFilm, Director, Writer1989
Stand offFilm1986BAFTA Award for Best FilmAward1985Great Artist of Hungary AwardAwardCat's GameFilm, 1985Director1982Meritorius Artist of HungaryAward1981Best Screenplay AwardAward
MephistoFilm, 1981Director, Writer1980Silver Bear for Best DirectorAward1978
The South Bank ShowSeries1973
25 Fireman's StreetFilm, Director, Writer1971
Budapest, amiért szeretemFilm, Director1967Béla Balázs AwardAwardKegyeletFilm, 1967Director1963
YouFilm, Director, Writer1959A Hetedik naponFilm, Director1953
The OscarsSeries1951German Film AwardSeries1938Born18 February 1938
Final ReportFilm, Director, Writer2016To Make a Comedy Is No FunFilm2014National Artist AwardAward2007Master of Hungarian Motion PictureAwardI Served the King of EnglandFilm, 2007Millionaire #72005Pushkin MedalAward2004Being JuliaFilm, Director2002Gero von Boehm begegnet...SeriesThrough the Night with...Series, 20022001Hazám-díjAward1999European Film Award for Best ScreenwriterAwardSunshineFilm, 1999Director, Writer1998LebensläufeSeries1996Honorary Citizen of BudapestAward1994Goethe MedalAward1992European Film Award for Best ScreenwriterAward1991Meeting VenusFilm, Director, Writer1989Stand offFilm1986BAFTA Award for Best FilmAward1985Great Artist of Hungary AwardAwardCat's GameFilm, 1985Director1982Meritorius Artist of HungaryAward1981Best Screenplay AwardAwardMephistoFilm, 1981Director, Writer1980Silver Bear for Best DirectorAward1978The South Bank ShowSeries197325 Fireman's StreetFilm, Director, Writer1971Budapest, amiért szeretemFilm, Director1967Béla Balázs AwardAwardKegyeletFilm, 1967Director1963YouFilm, Director, Writer1959A Hetedik naponFilm, Director1953The OscarsSeries1951German Film AwardSeries1938Born18 February 1938People around István
Klaus Maria Brandauer István directed Mephisto and Colonel Redl
Ildikó Bánsági István directed Mephisto and Hanussen
Péter Andorai István directed Mephisto and Sunshine
András Bálint István directed Colonel Redl and Father
Károly Eperjes István directed Colonel Redl and The Door- Manfred Durniok Produced The Green Bird, Mephisto and Bali
Dorottya Udvaros István directed Colonel Redl and Meeting Venus
Flóra Kádár István directed Sunshine and Colonel Redl- Sándor Simó István directed Sunshine and Colonel Redl
Erika Marozsán István directed The Door and Relatives
Pál Sándor István directed Colonel Redl (1985)
Erland Josephson István directed Hanussen and Meeting Venus
Oleg Tabakov István directed Taking Sides and Relatives
Rosemary Harris István directed Sunshine and Being Julia
Johanna ter Steege István directed Meeting Venus (1991)
Hanns Zischler István directed Sunshine and Taking Sides
György Cserhalmi István directed Mephisto and Hanussen
Tamás Major István directed Mephisto and Colonel Redl
János Rózsa Produced From Europe Into Europe and Rokonok
Maria Becker István directed Katzenspiel (1983)
László Gálffi István directed Sunshine and Colonel Redl
Robert Lantos Produced Sunshine and Being Julia
András Stohl István directed Zárójelentés (2020)
Teri Tordai István directed Mephisto and Colonel Redl
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Mephisto 1981
Colonel Redl 1985
I Served the King of England 2007
Being Julia 2004
Sunshine 1999
Filmography 40
78 credits on file
Television 6
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
Country
Hungary
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1938 · age 88
