Pál Sándor (born 19 October 1939) is a Hungarian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

, producer, and

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. He has directed 28 films since 1964. His 1976 film ''

A Strange Role ''A Strange Role'' (, also known as ''Improperly Dressed'' and released in the US as ''Strange Masquerade'') is a 1976 Hungarian drama film directed by Pál Sándor. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival where it won t ...

'' was entered into the

27th Berlin International Film Festival The 27th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 24 June to 5 July 1977. The festival opened with ''Nickelodeon'' by Peter Bogdanovich. The Golden Bear was awarded to '' The Ascent'' directed by Larisa Shepitko. Since this edit ...

, where it won the

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

Selected filmography

* ''

Football of the Good Old Days Football of the Good Old Days () is a 1973 Hungarian comedy film, which was based on Iván Mándy's novel 'A pálya szélén' (On the side of the field). Directed by Pál Sándor. The catchphrase of the film: We need a team! In 2012, it was inc ...

'' (1973) * ''

'' (1976) * ''

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'' (1987) * '' Daughter of Darkness'' (1990)

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* 1939 births Living people Hungarian film directors Hungarian film producers 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters Hungarian male screenwriters {{Hungary-film-director-stub