Zoltán Fábri

Zoltán Fábri

director, writer, production designer

Zoltán Fábri was born on Oct 15, 1917 in Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. Zoltán Fábri's big-screen debut came with Hannibál tanár úr directed by Zoltán Fábri in 1956. Zoltán Fábri is known for The Boys of Paul Street directed by Zoltán Fábri, Mari Törőcsik stars as Nemecsek's mother and Sándor Pécsi as Rácz tanár úr. Zoltán Fábri has got 8 awards and 9 nominations so far. The most recent award Zoltán Fábri achieved is Berlin International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie Zoltán Fábri plays is The Boys of Paul Street which will be released on Jun 23, 2015.

He was born in 1917 and between the two World War he finished his primary and secondary school. After them he graduated in the College of Fine Arts, which helped him later to be a production-designer. He liked to learn and joined the Academy of Theatre and Film Arts. He bacame a director and actor. In the beginning of his career he was a production-designer, actor and he directed in theatres. He liked illustration and made many book illustrations. After the 2nd WW he was the main director of the Magyar Theatre, and in 1947 he was the member of the National Theatre. In 1950 he got a job in the Film Factory as an art director. Occasionally he wrote scripts. His first film

  • Birthday

    Oct 15, 1917
  • Place of Birth

    Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]

Known For

Awards

8 wins & 9 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival
1982
Outstanding Single Achievement
Winner - Silver Berlin Bear
Moscow International Film Festival
1979
For the contribution to the cinema.
Winner - Honorary Prize
1977
Az ötödik pecsét (1976)
Winner - Golden Prize
1975
141 perc a befejezetlen mondatból (1975)
Winner - Special Prize
1965
Húsz óra (1965)
Winner - Grand Prix
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