About

Known credits:
30
Birthday:
1931-01-12
Place of birth:
Esztergom, Hungary
Website:
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György Palásthy

Overview

György Palásthy ( Esztergom , January 12 , 1931 – Budapest , April 16, 2012 ) Hungarian film director and screenwriter, winner of the Béla Balázs Prize .

His parents were Sándor Palásthy and Anna Blahovics. He was studying electrical engineering when he won a literary competition at the age of 16. In 1950, he was admitted to the Academy of Theater and Film Arts , where he graduated in 1954 with a degree in film directing. He then became an employee of Mafilm . His first work was the script for the 1959 film Kölyök . He became one of the first managers of the Balázs Béla Studio, founded in 1959 . From 1960, he also worked for Hungarian Television . In 1961, Is Everyone Innocent? was his first independent direction of the feature film. In 1962, he married Ilona Dávid. They had three children: Ágnes (1954), György (1958) and Beáta (1963). He directed children's films from 1969. He was a board member of the Film Arts Association.

Known for

Directing
2001 The Rebellion of the Straw Men Directing Director N/A
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1997 Return Ticket Directing Director 59
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1987 S.O.S. Szobafogság! Directing Director N/A
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1987 Giddy Vacations Directing Director 59
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1984 The Music of Life Directing Director 59
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1981 A Harum-Scarum Family Directing Director 59
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1979 That Lovely Green Grass Directing Director 59
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1978 Vacations on the Dead Street Directing Director 59
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1976 Upside Down Directing Director N/A
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1973 A Lad on White Horse Directing Director N/A
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1972 Junior Jr. Comes Directing Director N/A
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1971 Hi, Junior! Directing Director 59
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1969 The Wizard Directing Director N/A
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1969 The Heir Directing Director 59
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1969 On Home Grounds Directing Director 59
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1968 Isten óvd a királyt Directing Director N/A
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1968 Bors Directing Director N/A
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1967 The Widow and the Police Officer Directing Director 59
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1966 Faithful for Nothing Directing Director N/A
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1966 Ketten haltak meg Directing Director N/A
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1964 Másfél millió Directing Director N/A
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1963 The Naked Diplomat Directing Director 58
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1962 A Bus Does Not Stop Directing Director 59
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Writing
1987 Giddy Vacations Writing Screenplay 59
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1968 Isten óvd a királyt Writing Writer N/A
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1964 Másfél millió Writing Writer N/A
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1963 The Naked Diplomat Writing Writer 58
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1961 Alba Regia Writing Writer N/A
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1959 Our Kid Writing Writer N/A
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VII. Olivér Writing Writer N/A
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