FILM DIRECTOR

István Szabó

1938 - Today

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István Szabó (Hungarian: [ˈsɒboː ˈiʃtvaːn]; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the late 1960s. Working in the tradition of European auteurism, he has made films that represent many of the political and psychological conflicts of Central Europe's recent history, as well as of his own personal history. He made his first short film in 1959 as a student at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest, and his first feature film in 1964. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. István Szabó is the 172nd most popular film director (down from 169th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 104th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Hungarian Film Director.

István Szabó is most famous for his novel "Kaddish for a Child Not Born" which tells the story of a Jewish family in Hungary during the Holocaust.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, István Szabó ranks 172 out of 2,041. Before him are Vsevolod Meyerhold, Kim Ki-duk, Jan Švankmajer, Ettore Scola, Tom Holland, and Max Ophüls. After him are Roland Emmerich, Sergio Corbucci, Spike Lee, Alice Guy-Blaché, Robert Rodriguez, and Andrei Konchalovsky.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, István Szabó ranks 66. Before him are Issey Miyake, Jean Giraud, Tufuga Efi, David Irving, Raymond Carver, and Wim Kok. After him are Giuliano Amato, Brian Dennehy, Oleg Gordievsky, Takehiko Kawanishi, Terry Wogan, and Georg Baselitz.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, István Szabó ranks 120 out of 1,077. Before him are Cornel Wilde (1912), Zoltán of Hungary (896), Margaret Mahler (1897), Pál Schmitt (1942), József Bozsik (1925), and Judit Polgár (1976). After him are Mihály Károlyi (1875), János Áder (1959), Aurel Stein (1862), Miklós Rózsa (1907), István Tisza (1861), and Döme Sztójay (1883).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, István Szabó ranks 2. Before him are Michael Curtiz (1886). After him are Miklós Jancsó (1921), Béla Tarr (1955), Adolph Zukor (1873), Márta Mészáros (1931), Ladislao Vajda (1906), Andre DeToth (1913), Ján Kadár (1918), Zoltán Fábri (1917), László Benedek (1905), and Ildikó Enyedi (1955).

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