István Szabó

István Szabó (born February 18, 1938 in Budapest) is both the best known and the most critically acclaimed Hungarian film director of the past few decades. His signature film trilogy consists of Mephisto (1981, winner of an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film), Colonel Redl (1984, winner of a Jury Prize at the Cannes Festival) and Hanussen (1988). He made a switch to English-language films with Meeting Venus (1991).

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February 18 - 1938 - Budapest - Film director - Mephisto - Academy Award - Best Foreign Language Film - Colonel Redl - Cannes Festival - Hanussen

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