Sándor Sára
Sándor Sára (28 November 1933 – 22 September 2019) was a Hungarian cinematographer and film director. He directed 16 films between 1962 and 2004. His film The Upthrown Stone was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
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Sándor Sára
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- Name
- Sándor Sára
- Born
- 28 November 1933
- Birthplace
- Tura, Hungary
- Place of death
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, film director
- Died
- 2019 · Budapest.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Fields
- film
- Education
- University of Theatre and Film Arts
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Béla Balázs Award · Alföld Prize · Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic · SZOT prize · Meritorius Artist of Hungary
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Sándor Sára (28 November 1933 – 22 September 2019) was a Hungarian cinematographer and film director. He directed 16 films between 1962 and 2004. His film The Upthrown Stone was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
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Key facts
Sándor Sára studied at University of Theatre and Film Arts. The recorded working language is Hungarian. The field of work recorded is film. Work by Sándor Sára is recorded in the collections of Collection of Historical Interviews at the National Széchényi Library. Distinctions recorded are Kossuth Prize, Béla Balázs Award, Alföld Prize and Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic.
• Name — Sándor Sára • Born — 28 November 1933 • Birthplace — Tura, Hungary • Place of death — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — Cinematographer, film director • Years Active — 1957–2004 Sándor Sára (28 November 1933 – 22 September 2019) was a Hungarian cinematographer and film director. He directed 16 films between 1962 and 2004. His film The Upthrown Stone was listed to compete at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival, but the festival was cancelled due to the events of May 1968 in France.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Ten Thousand Days (1967) • The Upthrown Stone (1969) • Szindbád (1971) • 80 Hussars (1978)
Sára Sándor 2014. április 6.–án a Bálnában. Sára Sándor
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Sára Sándor 2014. április 6.–án a Bálnában. ©© Derzsi Elekes Andor, Budapest, 2014, A kép és filmfelvételek egészben, vagy részletekben másolását, bármilyen úton történő sokszorosítását és felhasználását a szerző ellenérték nélkül, jogutódjaira is kihatóan megengedi. Az engedély kiterjed a kereskedelmi célú hasznosításra is. Kéri azonban nevének feltüntetését a felhasználás során. A Metapolisz sor
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1933
Sándor Sára born at Tura.
2019
Sándor Sára died at Budapest.
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