István Szabó

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Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director (born 1938)

DirectorsBorn 1938 · age 88

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Momentum6.1

Languages29

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Photos 1

Filmography 40

Sunshine1999 · ★ 6.4

Mephisto1981 · ★ 7.2

Being Julia2004 · ★ 6.4

I Served the King of England2007 · ★ 6.8

Colonel Redl1985 · ★ 6.9

Taking Sides2002

The Door2012

Ten Minutes Older: The Cello2002

Hanussen1988

Meeting Venus1991

Father1966

Confidence1980

Tér1971

You1963

Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe1992

Lovefilm1970

25 Fireman's Street1973

Shem2004

Budapest Tales1977

The Concert1962

Age of Illusions1965

A Hetedik napon1959

Rokonok2006

Death Waltz2010

Final Report2020

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun2016

CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel2018

A Dream of a House1972

A Theme with Variations1962

From Europe Into Europe2004

Bali1984

The Green Bird1980

Cat's Game1985

Offenbach's Secret1996

Stand off1989

Budapest, amiért szeretem1971

Kegyelet1967

Pictures of Europe1990

Come With Me to the Cinema - The Gregors2022

Embers

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76 credits on file

Television 5

The Oscars1953

German Film Award1951

Through the Night with...2002

Lebensläufe1998

Gero von Boehm begegnet...2002

Awards 22

2014National Artist Award

2012Annual award ACFK

2007Master of Hungarian Motion Picture

2005Pushkin Medal

2002Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary

2001Hazám-díj

1999European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

1998Kölcsey commemorative plaquette

1996honorary citizen of Budapest

1994Goethe Medal

1992European Film Award for Best Screenwriter

1992Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize

1986BAFTA Award for Best Film

1985Great Artist of Hungary Award

1985Jury Prize

1982Meritorius Artist of Hungary

1982David di Donatello for Best International Film

1981Best Screenplay Award

1980Silver Bear for Best Director

1975Kossuth Prize

1967Béla Balázs Award

Aleksandar Lifka Award

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SpouseVera Gyürey

Connected to István 6

Rita TushinghamAlso in Being Julia (2004)Martina GedeckAlso in The Door (2012)Niels ArestrupAlso in Meeting Venus (1991)Hanns ZischlerAlso in Taking Sides (2002)Klaus Maria BrandauerAlso in Final Report (2020)Ildikó EnyediAlso in From Europe Into Europe (2004)

About this person

Category

Directors

Type

Movie Director

Status

living

Dates

Born 1938 · age 88

Written about in

29 languages

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