Ferenc Sánta (September 4, 1927 – June 6, 2008) was a Hungarian

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and film

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. He was awarded the ''József Attila Prize'' in 1956 and 1964, and the prestigious ''

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'' in 1973."Meghalt Sánta Ferenc"
– ''Figyelö Net (2008. június 7)'' (Retrieved on June 8, 2008) He was born in Braṣov and died in

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Selected works

*''Sokan voltunk'', 1954 *''Téli virágzás'', 1956 *''Farkasok a küszöbön'', 1961 *''Az ötödik pecsét'', 1963 *''Húsz óra'', 1963 *''Az áruló'', 1966 *''Isten a szekéren'', 1970 *''Kicsik és nagyok'', 1982 *''A szabadság küszöbén'' *''Halálnak halála'', 1994

Filmography

*''Húsz óra'' (1965) (based on his novel; English title, ''Twenty Hours''). The film won the ''Grand Prix'' at the 1965

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, and the ''UNICRIT Award'' at the 1965

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. *'' Az Ötödik pecsét'' (1976) (based on his novel; English title, ''The Fifth Seal''). The film won the ''Golden Prize'' at the 1977

. It was nominated to the ''Golden Berlin Bear'' at

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in 1977. *''Éjszaka'' (1989) (writer).

Awards

*József Attila Prize (1956 and 1964) *Arany Nimfa Prize (Monte Carlo, 1970) *

(1973) *Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend Tisztikeresztje (1993) *Hazám Prize (2004) *Magyar Muvészetért Prize (2004)

References

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