Károly Makk
Károly Makk (December 22, 1925 – August 30, 2017) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Five of his films were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival; however, he won lesser awards at Cannes and elsewhere. He was born in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary.
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Károly Makk

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- Name
- Károly Makk
- Born
- 22 December 1925
- Birthplace
- Berettyóújfalu, Hungary
- Died
- 30 August 2017
- Place of death
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Fields
- drama fiction
- Education
- University of Theatre and Film Arts
- Known for
- The House Under the Rocks
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Béla Balázs Award · Jury Prize · Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary · Meritorius Artist of Hungary · Great Artist of Hungary Award
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Károly Makk (December 22, 1925 – August 30, 2017) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Five of his films were nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival; however, he won lesser awards at Cannes and elsewhere. He was born in Berettyóújfalu, Hungary.
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In 1973 he was a member of the jury at the 8th Moscow International Film Festival. In 1980, he was a member of the jury at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival. His film A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (2003) was entered into the 25th Moscow International Film Festival. From September 27, 2011, he was the president of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts.
Károly Makk studied at University of Theatre and Film Arts. The recorded working language is Hungarian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are drama fiction. Positions recorded include president. Works named in the authority record are The House Under the Rocks. Distinctions recorded are Kossuth Prize, Béla Balázs Award, Jury Prize and Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary.

Hungarian Film director Károly Makk.
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• Name — Károly Makk • Born — 22 December 1925 • Birthplace — Berettyóújfalu, Hungary • Died — 30 August 2017 • Place of death — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter • Years Active — 1954 – 2017
Select filmography
Select filmography
• Underground Colony (1951) • Liliomfi (1954) • Ward 9 (1955) • Tale on the Twelve Points (1957) • The House Under the Rocks (1958) • Lost Paradise (1962) • Love (1971) - Won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1971 • Cats' Play (1972) - Nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974 • A Very Moral Night (1977) • Deadly Game (1982 German film) (1982) • Another Way (1982) - Won the award for Best Actress at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival • Lily in Love (1984) • The Last Manuscript (1987) • Hungarian Requiem (1991) • The Gambler (1997) - about the writing of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novella by the same name • A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (2003) • The Way You Are (2010)
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2017
Károly Makk died at Budapest.
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Berettyóújfalu.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1046993: Károly Makk
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- “Károly Makk”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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scholarly publication
- Liliomfi (Romeo and Juliet, film, dir. Károly Makk, Hungary, 1954), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare, 2021
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- 1.Makk Károly. filmacademy.hu. Színház- és Filmművészeti Egyetem.
- 2.Y. Biró. De quelques problèmes particuliers du cinéma hongrois. La Revue du cinéma (1969-1992). Image et son. 217. mai. 1968.
- 3.Hongrie. Hommage unanime au réalisateur disparu Károly Makk. Courrier International. 2017.
- 4.Festival de Cannes: Another Way.
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Liliomfi (Romeo and Juliet, film, dir. Károly Makk, Hungary, 1954), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Shakespeare, 2021Crossref registry
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The authorities additionally record the heading Karoly Makk. His recorded language was Hungarian. He married Marianne Krencsey and Virág Dőry. Makk received Kossuth Prize, Béla Balázs Award, Jury Prize, Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary, Meritorius Artist of Hungary and Great Artist of Hungary Award. Recorded as having received Kossuth Prize, Béla Balázs Award and Jury Prize.
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