Steve Sekely
Steve Sekely (born February 25, 1899 as István Székely in Budapest , † March 9, 1979 in Palm Springs , California ) was a Hungarian film director .
Life
Sekely worked as a journalist and short story writer in Berlin during the 1920s . In 1930 he came up with the idea for The Next, Please , one of the last German silent films. In the same year he made his directorial debut for the small production company Cicero-Film under the name “Stefan Szekely”.
Szekely specialized in comedies and remained this profession even after his return to Hungary as a result of the seizure of power by the Nazis in 1933 faithful. Shortly before the outbreak of war in 1939, he emigrated to the USA . When "Steve Sekely" was Americanized, he shot crime novels , dramas and thrillers that met with little response.
At the beginning of the 1950s he returned to Europe and worked in Great Britain , Italy , the Federal Republic and most recently in Hungary. With Flowers of Terror , a film adaptation of John Wyndham's science fiction novel The Triffids , he achieved his most acclaimed achievement.
Sekely was married to the actress Irene Agay (1913–1950), who participated in several of his productions.
Filmography (selection)
- 1930: The great longing
- 1931: Affair
- 1931: He and his servant
- 1932: A very rich man
- 1933: Scandal in Budapest
- 1933: Rakoczy March
- 1934: Emmy
- 1935: Ball in the Savoy
- 1936: Coffee Moscow (Café Moszkva)
- 1937: 50% honeymoon
- 1948: The Man with the Scar (Hollow Triumph)
- 1953: The Empress of China
- 1955: The revenge of the black mask (Le avventure di Cartouche)
- 1962: Flowers of the Triffids (The Day of the Triffids)
- 1969: connoisseur
- 1972: Purple Acacia (Lila ákác)
literature
- Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 .
Web links
- Steve Sekely in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Sekely, Steve |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Székély, István; Szekely, Stefan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian film director |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Budapest , Hungary |
DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1979 |
Place of death | Palm Springs , California, United States |