Sándor Simó (7 August 1934 – 4 September 2001) was a Hungarian film producer,

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and

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. He produced 25 films and directed a further seven. His 1969 film '' Those Who Wear Glasses'' won the

Golden Leopard The Golden Leopard () is the top prize at the Locarno International Film Festival, an international film festival held annually in Locarno, Switzerland since 1946. Directors in the process of getting an international reputation are allowed to b ...

at the

Locarno International Film Festival The Locarno International Film Festival is a major international film festival, held annually in Locarno, Switzerland. Founded in 1946, the festival screens films in various competitive and non-competitive sections, including feature-length narr ...

. His 1977 film ''

My Father's Happy Years ''My Father's Happy Years'' () is a 1977 Hungarian drama film directed by Sándor Simó. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Eszter Szakács - Anya, Törökné * Loránd Lohinszky - Apa, Török János * Irm ...

'' was entered into the

28th Berlin International Film Festival The 28th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 22 February to 5 March 1978. Director Wolf Donner successfully managed to shift the festival's date from June to February, a change which has remained ever since. This was the firs ...

Selected filmography

* '' Those Who Wear Glasses'' (1969) * ''

'' (1977) * ' (1983) * '' Whoops'' (1993)

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* 1934 births 2001 deaths Hungarian film producers Hungarian male film actors Hungarian film directors Hungarian male screenwriters Writers from Budapest Male actors from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters {{Hungary-film-director-stub