Sándor Simó (7 August 1934 – 4 September 2001) was a Hungarian film producer,

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''D ...

and screenwriter. He produced 25 films and directed a further seven. His 1969 film ''

Those Who Wear Glasses ''Those Who Wear Glasses'' ( hu, Szemüvegesek) is a 1969 Hungarian black comedy film written and directed by Sándor Simó. The film won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. One of the earliest examples of black comedy ...

'' won the

Golden Leopard The Golden Leopard () is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to be ...

at the

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno Film Festival is an annual film festival, held every August in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narrative, documentary, ...

. His 1977 film '' My Father's Happy Years'' was entered into the

28th Berlin International Film Festival The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the firs ...

Selected filmography

* ''

'' (1969) * '' My Father's Happy Years'' (1977) * ' (1983) * '' Whoops'' (1993)

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* 1934 births 2001 deaths Hungarian film producers Hungarian male film actors Hungarian film directors Male screenwriters Hungarian male writers Writers from Budapest Male actors from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters {{Hungary-film-director-stub