Biography
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.
Filmography
all 51
Movies 50
Director 49
Writer 2
TV Shows 1
Kenner (1968)
The Day of the Triffids (1962)
Desert Desperadoes (1959)
New York Confidential (1959)
Cartouche (1955)
The Missing Scientists (1954)
Die Kaiserin von China (1953)
Furia roja (1951)
Stronghold (1951)
Amazon Quest (1949)
Hollow Triumph (1948)
Blonde Savage (1947)
The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
My Buddy (1944)
Waterfront (1944)
Lady in the Death House (1944)
Women in Bondage (1943)
Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
Behind Prison Walls (1943)
Miracle on Main Street (1939)
Two Prisoners (1938)
Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1938)
Szerelemböl nösültem (1937)
Egy lány elindul (1937)
Lovagias ügy (1937)
Hochzeitsreise zu 50% (1937)
Nászút féláron (1936)
Dunaparti randevú (1936)
Légy jó mindhalálig (1936)
Cafe Moscow (1936)
Ball im Savoy (1935)
Address Unknown (1935)
Emmy (1934)
Purple Lilacs (1934)
Ida regénye (1934)
Racoczy-Marsch (1933)
Rákóczi induló (1933)
Romance in Budapest (1933)
Pardon, tévedtem (1933)
Aviator Rouletabille (1932)
Flying Gold (1932)
Piri Knows Everything (1932)
A Tremendously Rich Man (1932)
Hyppolit, the Butler (1931)
He and his servant (1931)
Infidelities (1931)
The Great Longing (1930)
The Cult of the Body (1930)
Szenzáció
Miss Iza
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1899-02-25
Deathday1979-03-09 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceBudapest, Hungary
FatherMarcell Székely
SiblingsSzékely Lili
CitizenshipsHungary
Also Known AsS.K. Seeley, Székely István, István Székely, Stefan Székely, Stephan Székely, Stefan Szekely, Steve Sekeley, Иштван Секей, Стив Секели, Стефан Секели
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