FILM DIRECTOR

László Benedek

1905 - 1992

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László Benedek (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈbɛnɛdɛk]; March 5, 1905 – March 11, 1992; sometimes Laslo Benedek) was a Hungarian-born film director and cinematographer, most notable for directing The Wild One (1953). He gained recognition for his direction of the film version of Death of a Salesman (1951), for which he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and a Best Director nomination from the Directors Guild of America. However, it was for his directorial efforts on his next project that Benedek is best remembered. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of László Benedek has received more than 113,035 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). László Benedek is the 549th most popular film director (up from 565th in 2019), the 307th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 297th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, László Benedek ranks 549 out of 2,041. Before him are Henning Carlsen, James Wan, Marcel L'Herbier, Kenneth Anger, Luigi Zampa, and Ralph Bakshi. After him are Martin Ritt, Ildikó Enyedi, Uli Edel, Zoltán Fábri, Gore Verbinski, and David O. Russell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, László Benedek ranks 133. Before him are Nathan Homer Knorr, Eduard Tubin, Albert W. Tucker, Franz König, Frits Philips, and Luigi Zampa. After him are Shojiro Sugimura, Robert Donat, Ángel Bossio, Clarence Zener, Mohammad Hidayatullah, and Sven Rydell. Among people deceased in 1992, László Benedek ranks 113. Before him are Paul Henreid, Petra Kelly, Franziska Donner, Gaston Reiff, Alex Haley, and Robert Morley. After him are Mohammad Hidayatullah, Borislav Pekić, Joe Shuster, Anthony Dawson, Ernst Schäfer, and Gustav Lombard.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Benedek ranks 307 out of 1,077. Before him are Sándor Puhl (1955), George Tabori (1914), László Polgár (1946), Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia (1256), Sigismund Rákóczi (1544), and Miklós Ybl (1814). After him are Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Zoltán Fábri (1917), Antal Szerb (1901), Lajos Czeizler (1893), Mickey Hargitay (1926), and Andrew G. Vajna (1944).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, László Benedek ranks 8. Before him are István Szabó (1938), Miklós Jancsó (1921), Béla Tarr (1955), Márta Mészáros (1931), Adolph Zukor (1873), and Ladislao Vajda (1906). After him are Ildikó Enyedi (1955), Zoltán Fábri (1917), Ján Kadár (1918), Charles Vidor (1900), Alexandre Trauner (1906), and Andrew Marton (1904).

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Filmography

The Wild One
Director
The Black Rebels Motorcycle Club ride into the small California town of Wrightsville, eager to raise hell. Brooding gang leader Johnny Strabler takes a liking to Kathie, the daughter of the local lawman, as another club rolls into town.
Dec 30o 19536.6 / 10
The Outer Limits
Director
The Outer Limits is an anthology tv series of self-contained sci-fi-horror stories, sometimes with a plot twist at the end.
7.8 / 10
Perry Mason
Director
The cases of master criminal defense attorney Perry Mason and his staff who handled the most difficult of cases in the aid of the innocent.
7.6 / 10