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Steve Sekely(1899-1979)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Steve Sekely was born on 25 February 1899 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and writer, known for A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival (1938), Vedettes (1930) and Le balafré (1948). He was married to Klára Makoldy and Irén Ágay. He died on 9 March 1979 in Palm Springs, California, USA.
BornFebruary 25, 1899
DiedMarch 9, 1979(80)
BornFebruary 25, 1899
DiedMarch 9, 1979(80)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival (1938)
A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival
7.7
  • Director(as István Székely)
  • 1938
Vedettes (1930)
Vedettes
6.9
  • Director(as Stefan Szekely)
  • 1930
Joan Bennett, Paul Henreid, Leslie Brooks, and Eduard Franz in Le balafré (1948)
Le balafré
6.7
  • Director
  • 1948
Barbara Britton and Rudy Vallee in The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
The Fabulous Suzanne
6.8
  • Director
  • 1946

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  • Lila akác (1973)
    Lila akác
    5.7
    • Director (as Székely István)
    • 1973
  • Kenner (1968)
    Kenner
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1968
  • La révolte des triffides (1963)
    La révolte des triffides
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1963
  • Assignment: Underwater (1960)
    Assignment: Underwater
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1961
  • Lee Tracy in New York Confidential (1959)
    New York Confidential
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Ruth Roman in La peccatrice del deserto (1959)
    La peccatrice del deserto
    4.9
    • Director
    • 1959
  • The Missing Scientists (1955)
    The Missing Scientists
    3.9
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Un émule de Cartouche (1955)
    Un émule de Cartouche
    5.5
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Orient Express (1952)
    Orient Express
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1952–1954
  • Die Kaiserin von China (1953)
    Die Kaiserin von China
    5.4
    • Director (as Stefan Szekely)
    • 1953
  • Furia roja (1951)
    Furia roja
    5.4
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Veronica Lake, Arturo de Córdova, and Zachary Scott in Stronghold (1951)
    Stronghold
    5.9
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Carole Mathews and Tom Neal in Amazon Quest (1949)
    Amazon Quest
    6.1
    • Director (as S.K. Seeley)
    • 1949
  • Joan Bennett, Paul Henreid, Leslie Brooks, and Eduard Franz in Le balafré (1948)
    Le balafré
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Victor Mature, Leif Erickson, Carole Landis, and Gale Sherwood in Tumak, fils de la jungle (1940)
    Blonde Savage
    4.7
    • Director (as S.K. Seeley)
    • 1947

Writer



  • Ein verrücktes Paar (1977)
    Ein verrücktes Paar
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Lila akác (1973)
    Lila akác
    5.7
    • Writer (as Székely István)
    • 1973
  • Café Moszkva (1936)
    Café Moszkva
    5.8
    • Writer (as Székely István)
    • 1936
  • Címzett ismeretlen (1935)
    Címzett ismeretlen
    7.1
    • Writer (as István Székely)
    • 1935
  • Vedettes (1930)
    Vedettes
    6.9
    • Writer (as Stefan Szekely)
    • 1930
  • Der Nächste, bitte!
    • Writer (as Stefan Szekely)
    • 1930
  • Agnes Petersen and Victor Varconi in Rapsodie d'amour (Volupté) (1930)
    Rapsodie d'amour (Volupté)
    5.3
    • Writer (as Stefan Székély)
    • 1930

Second Unit or Assistant Director



  • George Sanders and Elena Verdugo in The Moon and Sixpence (1942)
    The Moon and Sixpence
    6.6
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1942

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Székely István
  • Born
    • February 25, 1899
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • March 9, 1979
    • Palm Springs, California, USA(stomach cancer)
  • Spouses
      Klára Makoldy1954 - ?

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    2/6/39: Signed by Grand National and will direct one of the upcoming features with that company. He has directed more than 40 features in Paris, Berlin and his native Budapest, and has been in the US for three months.

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