Directing
György Palásthy
- Born
- Jan 12, 1931 · Aged 81
- Died
- Apr 16, 2012
- Place of birth
- Esztergom, Hungary
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 0
- TV credits
- 0
- Directing credits
- 24
Also known as (1)
- Дьёрдь Палашти
Biography
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…