Carl Schultz (born 1939) is a
Hungarian-
Australia
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n film director.
Early life and works
He left his native
Budapest
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during the uprising of 1956 with his brother Otto Schultz. They fled to
England
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, and after arriving in
London
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they moved to
Manchester
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. In 1958, Schultz emigrated to
Australia
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by himself, where he worked for Australian TV, first as a cameraman, and then as a director.
[Peter Beilby & Rod Bishop, "Carl Schultz", ''Cinema Papers'', Jan-Feb 1979 p207-209, 242]
Professional career
In 1978, he directed his first feature film, ''
Blue Fin
''Blue Fin'' is a 1978 Australian family film directed by Carl Schultz and starring Hardy Krüger, Greg Rowe and Elspeth Ballantyne. It is based on a 1969 Australian novel written by Colin Thiele.
Plot
Based on the children's novel by South ...
'', starring
Hardy Kruger
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* Mount Hardy, Enderby Land
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Australia
* Hardy, Sou ...
. His more notable film credits include ''
Careful, He Might Hear You'', winner of eight
Australian Film Institute Awards
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, including Best Director and Best Film; ''
Travelling North
''Travelling North'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Carl Schultz and starring Leo McKern, Julia Blake, Graham Kennedy, and Henri Szeps. Based on an original 1979 play of the same name by David Williamson, it is one of Williamson's favou ...
'', with
Leo McKern
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; and ''
The Seventh Sign
''The Seventh Sign'' is a 1988 American apocalyptic drama horror film written by Clifford and Ellen Green and directed by Carl Schultz. The title and plot reference the seven seals described in the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New ...
'', starring
Demi Moore
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and
Jürgen Prochnow
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He is also known f ...
.
Awards
* 1982 — Nominated AFI Award Best Direction for: Goodbye Paradise (1983)
* 1983 — Won AFI Award Best Director for: Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
* 1990 — Nominated for International Fantasy Film Award Best Film for: The Seventh Sign (1988)
* 1997 — Nominated AFI Award Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Sourcefor: Love in Ambush (1997) (TV)
Filmography
*''
The Misanthrope
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'' (1974) (TV)
*''
Ride on Stranger
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'' (1979) (mini-series)
*''
A Place in the World'' (1979)
*''
A Touch of Reverence'' (1984) (mini-series)
*''
Blue Fin
''Blue Fin'' is a 1978 Australian family film directed by Carl Schultz and starring Hardy Krüger, Greg Rowe and Elspeth Ballantyne. It is based on a 1969 Australian novel written by Colin Thiele.
Plot
Based on the children's novel by South ...
'' (1978)
*''
Levkas Man
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'' (1981) (mini-series)
*''
Goodbye Paradise
''Goodbye Paradise'' is a 1983 Australian film directed by Carl Schultz. The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey (Ray Barrett) writes a book exposing police corruption, does an ...
'' (1983)
*''
Careful, He Might Hear You'' (1983)
*''
Travelling North
''Travelling North'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Carl Schultz and starring Leo McKern, Julia Blake, Graham Kennedy, and Henri Szeps. Based on an original 1979 play of the same name by David Williamson, it is one of Williamson's favou ...
'' (1987)
*''
Bullseye
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* Bull's Eye, '' Eury ...
'' (1987)
*''
The Seventh Sign
''The Seventh Sign'' is a 1988 American apocalyptic drama horror film written by Clifford and Ellen Green and directed by Carl Schultz. The title and plot reference the seven seals described in the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New ...
'' (1988)
*''
To Walk with Lions'' (1999)
*''
Love in Ambush
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'' (1997)
References
External links
*Carl Schultz at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776209/
*IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776209
*Film Database - http://www.citwf.com/person53779.htm
*BBC - Movie review http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/04/10/to_walk_with_lions_2000_dvd_review.shtml
*New York Times - http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1164302/Carl-Schultz?scp=2&sq=carl%20schultz&st=cse
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1939 births
Living people
Hungarian film directors
Australian film directors
Hungarian emigrants to England
Hungarian emigrants to Australia