Pál Sándor (born 19 October 1939) is a Hungarian

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

, and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He has directed 28 films since 1964. His 1976 film ''

A Strange Role ''A Strange Role'' ( hu, Herkulesfürdői emlék, also known as ''Improperly Dressed'' and released in the US as ''Strange Masquerade'') is a 1976 Hungarian drama film directed by Pál Sándor. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International F ...

'' was entered into the

27th Berlin International Film Festival The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June – 5 July 1977. The festival opened with ''Nickelodeon'' by Peter Bogdanovich. The Golden Bear was awarded to the Soviet Union film '' The Ascent'' directed by Larisa Shep ...

, where it won the

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Football of the Good Old Days Football of the Good Old Days ( hu, Régi idők focija) is a 1973 Hungarian comedy film directed by Pál Sándor. Cast * Dezső Garas - Ede Minarik, mosodás * Tamás Major - Kerényi úr * László Márkus - Pipi Turner * Hédi Temessy - Cser ...

'' (1973) * ''

'' (1976) * ''

Miss Arizona The Miss Arizona competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Arizona in the Miss America pageant. Arizona has twice won the Miss America title. The first Miss Arizona, Anna Marie Barnett, was crowned in 1938. ...

'' (1987) * '' Daughter of Darkness'' (1990)

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* 1939 births Living people Hungarian film directors Hungarian film producers Hungarian screenwriters Male screenwriters Hungarian male writers {{Hungary-film-director-stub