Ferenc Sánta
Ferenc Sánta was a Hungarian novelist and film screenwriter. He was awarded the József Attila Prize in 1956 and 1964, and the prestigious Kossuth Prize in 1973. He was born in Braṣov and died in Budapest.
Selected works
- Sokan voltunk, 1954
- Téli virágzás, 1956
- Farkasok a küszöbön, 1961
- Az ötödik pecsét, 1963
- Húsz óra, 1963
- Az áruló, 1966
- Isten a szekéren, 1970
- Kicsik és nagyok, 1982
- A szabadság küszöbén
- Halálnak halála, 1994
Filmography
- Húsz óra . The film won the Grand Prix at the 1965 Moscow International Film Festival, and the UNICRIT Award at the 1965 Venice Film Festival.
- Az Ötödik pecsét . The film won the Golden Prize at the 1977 Moscow International Film Festival. It was nominated to the Golden Berlin Bear at Berlin International Film Festival in 1977.
- Éjszaka .
Awards
- József Attila Prize
- Arany Nimfa Prize
- Kossuth Prize
- Magyar Köztársasági Érdemrend Tisztikeresztje
- Hazám Prize
- Magyar Muvészetért Prize