István Szőts, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

István Szőts

Hungarian screenwriter and film director

Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1912

Place of Birth: Valea Sângeorgiului, Hunedoara County, Romania

Date of Death: 06-Nov-1998

Profession: screenwriter, film director

Nationality: Hungary

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

István Szöts (1912–1998) was a Hungarian screenwriter and film director best known for his 1942 film People of the Mountains which won first prize at the Venice Biennale.
Szots became an assistant director in 1940, and in 1942 made his first feature film People of the Mountains.
Although widely acclaimed by critics, it was disapproved of by Hungary's ruling wartime government and Szots had trouble securing backing for his future projects.
It wasn't until 1947 that he was able to make his second feature film Song of the Cornfields.