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

film producer A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, di ...

, director 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 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 com ...

'' won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno International Film Festival. His 1977 film ''

My Father's Happy Years ''My Father's Happy Years'' ( hu, Apám néhány boldog éve) is a 1977 Hungarian drama film directed by Sándor Simó Sándor Simó (7 August 1934 – 4 September 2001) was a Hungarian film producer, director and screenwriter. He pr ...

'' 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) * ''

'' (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