About Mihály Szemes
Lived 1920 – 1977 (aged 57). Mihály Szemes was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.
Mihály Szemes (23 July 1920 – 3 October 1977) was a Hungarian film director. He directed nineteen films between 1947 and 1973. His 1961 film Alba Regia was entered into the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize.
Selected filmography Underground Colony (1951) Dani (1957) Alba Regia (1961)
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Who was Mihály Szemes?
Hungarian film director (1920–1977)
When was Mihály Szemes born?
Mihály Szemes was born on 23 July 1920 in Budapest.
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Mihály Szemes died on 3 October 1977 in Budapest.
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Mihály Szemes was a film director and screenwriter.
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Mihály Szemes was Hungarian.
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