Pál Sándor
Pál Sándor (born 19 October 1939) is a Hungarian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has directed 28 films since 1964. His 1976 film A Strange Role was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear.
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Pál Sándor
- Name
- Pál Sándor
- Born
- 19 October 1939
- Birthplace
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- Film director Film producer Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Education
- University of Theatre and Film Arts
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Béla Balázs Award · Meritorius Artist of Hungary · Great Artist of Hungary Award · Prima Primissima Prize · Hungarian Film Critics Awards
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Pál Sándor (born 19 October 1939) is a Hungarian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has directed 28 films since 1964. His 1976 film A Strange Role was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear.
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His 1983 film Szerencsés Dániel won a FIPRESCI award at the Cannes Film Festival.
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• Name — Pál Sándor • Born — 19 October 1939 • Birthplace — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — Film director Film producer Screenwriter • Years Active — 1964-present Pál Sándor (born 19 October 1939) is a Hungarian film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has directed 28 films since 1964. His 1976 film A Strange Role was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear. His 1983 film Szerencsés Dániel won a FIPRESCI award at the Cannes Film Festival.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Football of the Good Old Days (1973) • A Strange Role (1976) • Szerencsés Dániel (1983) • Miss Arizona (1987) • Daughter of Darkness (1990)
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The scholarly and documentary record stands as follows. Recorded as having received Kossuth Prize, Béla Balázs Award and Meritorius Artist of Hungary.
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- “Pál Sándor”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q714177: Pál Sándor
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 115919761X, Pál, Sándor.
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