Carl Schultz (born 19 September 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 England, and after arriving in London they moved to Manchester. In 1958, Schultz emigrated to Australia 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, ''

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'', starring Hardy Kruger. His more notable film credits include '' Careful, He Might Hear You'', winner of eight Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Director and Best Film; '' Travelling North'', with

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; and '' The Seventh Sign'', starring

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and Jürgen Prochnow.

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) *'' A Touch of Reverence'' (1974) *'' Ride on Stranger'' (1979) *'' A Place in the World'' (1979) *'' Levkas Man'' (1981) *'' Young Indiana Jones'' (1992-1993) Film *''

'' (1978) *'' Goodbye Paradise'' (1983) *'' Careful, He Might Hear You'' (1983) *'' Travelling North'' (1987) *'' Bullseye'' (1987) *'' The Seventh Sign'' (1988) *''Love in Ambush'' (1997) *'' To Walk with Lions'' (1999)

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 Immigrants to the United Kingdom Immigrants to Australia