Carl Schultz (born 1939) is a Hungarian-

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n film director.

Early life and works

He left his native

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during the uprising of 1956 with his brother Otto Schultz. They fled to

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, and after arriving in

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they moved to

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. In 1958, Schultz emigrated to

by himself, where he worked for Australian TV, first as a cameraman, and then as a director.Peter Beilby & Rod Bishop, "Carl Schultz", ''Cinema Papers'', Jan-Feb 1979 p207-209, 242

Professional career

In 1978, he directed his first feature film, '' Blue Fin'', starring Hardy Kruger. His more notable film credits include '' Careful, He Might Hear You'', winner of eight

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, including Best Director and Best Film; ''

Travelling North ''Travelling North'' is a 1987 Australian film directed by Carl Schultz and starring Leo McKern, Julia Blake, Graham Kennedy, and Henri Szeps. Based on an original 1979 play of the same name by David Williamson, it is one of Williamson's favou ...

'', with

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; and ''

The Seventh Sign ''The Seventh Sign'' is a 1988 American apocalyptic drama horror film written by Clifford and Ellen Green and directed by Carl Schultz. The title and plot reference the seven seals described in the Book of Revelation, the final book of the New ...

'', starring

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and

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Awards

* 1982 — Nominated AFI Award Best Direction for: Goodbye Paradise (1983) * 1983 — Won AFI Award Best Director for: Careful, He Might Hear You (1983) * 1990 — Nominated for International Fantasy Film Award Best Film for: The Seventh Sign (1988) * 1997 — Nominated AFI Award Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Sourcefor: Love in Ambush (1997) (TV)

Filmography

*''

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'' (1974) (TV) *''

Ride on Stranger ''Ride on Stranger'' is a 1979 Australian mini series about a woman in the 1930s, based on the novel of the same name by Australian author Kylie Tennant.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford University Press, 19 ...

'' (1979) (mini-series) *'' A Place in the World'' (1979) *'' A Touch of Reverence'' (1984) (mini-series) *'' Blue Fin'' (1978) *'' Levkas Man'' (1981) (mini-series) *'' Goodbye Paradise'' (1983) *'' Careful, He Might Hear You'' (1983) *''

'' (1987) *'' Bullseye'' (1987) *''

'' (1988) *'' To Walk with Lions'' (1999) *''

Love in Ambush Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of meanings is that the love o ...

'' (1997)

References

External links

*Carl Schultz at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776209/ *IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0776209 *Film Database - http://www.citwf.com/person53779.htm *BBC - Movie review http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/04/10/to_walk_with_lions_2000_dvd_review.shtml *New York Times - http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1164302/Carl-Schultz?scp=2&sq=carl%20schultz&st=cse {{DEFAULTSORT:Schultz, Carl 1939 births Living people Hungarian film directors Australian film directors Hungarian emigrants to England Hungarian emigrants to Australia