István Szabó

Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director (born 1938)

1.78body-of-work score · ranked #567 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
February 18, 1938 · Budapest
Nationality
Hungary
Work
film director, writer, screenwriter, film actor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
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Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1

    1981 · Austria / Germany / Hungary · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1982 #6 · Siskel's annual top 10 1982 #5 · Ebert's annual top 10 1982 #7

    0.854 citations
  2. 2

    1973 · Hungary · drama

    Locarno Golden Leopard winner 1974

    0.751 citation
  3. 3
    ConfidenceBizalom

    1980 · Hungary · drama

    Kehr's annual top 10 1981 #6

    0.181 citation

Complete filmography

All 24 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1962The Concert
  • 1965Age of Illusions
  • 1966Father
  • 1970Lovefilm
  • 1973Tűzoltó utca 25.
  • 1976Budapest Tales
  • 1980Confidence
  • 1980The Green Bird
  • 1981Mephisto
  • 1983Katzenspiel
  • 1984Bali
  • 1985Colonel Redl
  • 1988Hanussen
  • 1991Meeting Venus
  • 1992Sweet Emma, Dear Böbe
  • 1996Offenbach's Secret
  • 1999Sunshine
  • 2001Taking Sides
  • 2002Ten Minutes After
  • 2002Ten Minutes Older: The Cello
  • 2004Being Julia
  • 2006Relatives
  • 2012The Door
  • 2020Zárójelentés