Steve Sekely

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Steve Sekely (February 25, 1899– March 9, 1979) was a Hungarian film director. Born István Székely, he was known by several names, based on his changing professional and immigration status, including Stefan Szekely.

He directed films in Hungarian, German, and English.

He worked as a newspaper journalist in Germany, before returning to Hungary in the early 1930s. He directed one of the most famous classic Hungarian films, the frequently revived comedy Hyppolit, a lakáj (1931). That film was remade in 2000 and the original was later digitally restored and released on DVD.

Sekely left pre-war Hungary, fleeing growing Fascism and laws restricting rights and professional opportunities for Jews.

He worked in Hollywood for much of his subsequent career, directing mostly B movies and early episodic TV, although he directed his best-known English language film, the cult science fiction thriller The Day of the Triffids in the UK and returned to Hungary to direct his final film, The Girl Who Liked Purple Flowers, which was released in 1973.^[3]

Partial filmography[]

• Next, Please! (1930) Germany
• The Great Longing (1930) Germany
• Hyppolit, the Butler (1931) Hungary
• Flying Gold (1932) Hungary
• A Tremendously Rich Man (1932) Germany
• Scandal in Budapest (1933)
• The Rakoczi March (1933) Austria/Germany/Hungary
• Emmy (1934) Hungary
• Romance of Ida (1934) Hungary
• Ball at the Savoy (1935) Austria/Hungary
• Half-Rate Honeymoon (1936) Hungary
• Cafe Moscow (1936) Hungary
• Number 111 (1938) Hungary
• Miracle on Main Street (1939) first US film
• Behind Prison Walls (1943) US
• Revenge of the Zombies (1943) US
• Women in Bondage (1943) US
• Lady in the Death House (1944) US
• Waterfront (1944) US
• My Buddy (1944) US
• Lake Placid Serenade (1944) US
• The Fabulous Suzanne (1946) US
• Blonde Savage (1947) US
• Hollow Triumph (1948) US
• Amazon Quest (1949) US
• Stronghold (1951) US
• The Empress of China (1953) West Germany
• The Missing Scientists (1955) UK
• Cartouche (1955) Italy/France
• Desert Desperadoes (1959) Italy
• The Day of the Triffids (1962) UK
• Kenner (1969) US
• The Girl Who Liked Purple Flowers (1973) Hungary

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External links[]

• Steve Sekely at IMDb

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