{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "@id": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1180566/istvan-gaal",
  "name": "István Gaál",
  "url": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/person/1180566/istvan-gaal",
  "knownForDepartment": "Directing",
  "description": "István Gaál was born on August 25, 1933 in Salgótarján, Hungary. He was a director and writer, known for The Falcons (1970), Sodrásban (1964) and Legato (1978). He died on September 25, 2007 in Budapest, Hungary.",
  "birthDate": "1933-08-25",
  "deathDate": "2007-09-25",
  "birthPlace": "Salgótarján, Hungary",
  "alternateName": [
    "Istvan Gaal",
    "Иштван Гаал",
    "Иштван Гааль"
  ],
  "image": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mCzxVc9kWewbaGkmkX0MaKGV82h.jpg",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0311179"
  ],
  "lastVerified": "4 May 2026",
  "filmography": [
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 300592,
      "title": "Baptism",
      "year": "1968",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jCMNfGDE4waIKezgfDERNmw8F60.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/300592/baptism-1968"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1115901,
      "title": "Peer Gynt",
      "year": "1988",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/h8JwWifQvb40cslzGaRQoswyJFS.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1115901/peer-gynt-1988"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 198659,
      "title": "The Falcons",
      "year": "1970",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.5,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/yHhmeim68Ak5C418cBFSmpJiWcM.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/198659/the-falcons-1970"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 257679,
      "title": "Dead Landscape",
      "year": "1972",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.667,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/n8KSDtmFAdVVjycTOeUPIv9X1Nk.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/257679/dead-landscape-1972"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1037191,
      "title": "Védjük meg üzemeinket",
      "year": "1956",
      "role": "Writer",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ilkFTyrdknqyZKH3IDBxptqwF22.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1037191/vedjuk-meg-uzemeinket-1956"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 384409,
      "title": "Legato",
      "year": "1977",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 9,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/54ZGySqrpxEDZv8aQPflBuP8aQm.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/384409/legato-1977"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 263112,
      "title": "Current",
      "year": "1964",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.925,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fMPJiyRpJ7LfbN8zdGQIxLIArXr.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/263112/current-1964"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 198493,
      "title": "Potteries",
      "year": "1981",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.4,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xpAGVKc6wmxsQ9NiR9KcmKHKCY3.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/198493/potteries-1981"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 287627,
      "title": "Orpheus and Eurydice",
      "year": "1986",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/8MK81ouysco8fe8wY1ekOF2jM9M.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/287627/orpheus-and-eurydice-1986"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 300593,
      "title": "Green Years",
      "year": "1965",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bCNrKYgnZwqkUzbMP8pPQLCzgnF.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/300593/green-years-1965"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1572685,
      "title": "Éjszaka",
      "year": "1989",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/qWJXkQmMPMIpuLmfdlMQM6IpJwe.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1572685/ejszaka-1989"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 270960,
      "title": "Grotesque",
      "year": "1963",
      "role": "Editor",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7.2,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/m9lWqtbltJf9Q3QkipTdxN6ogtQ.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/270960/grotesque-1963"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 271002,
      "title": "Tisza: Autumn Sketches",
      "year": "1963",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ygzWdcxf06T6ktGdzCwjvjKNkj6.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/271002/tisza-autumn-sketches-1963"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 400218,
      "title": "Music of the Night by Béla Bartók",
      "year": "1970",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/A1LadqtIwPP1BpDnAbDMHbcieRN.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/400218/music-of-the-night-by-bela-bartok-1970"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 268428,
      "title": "Gypsies",
      "year": "1963",
      "role": "Cinematography",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 6.714,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/268428/gypsies-1963"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 1399454,
      "title": "Férfiarckép",
      "year": "1967",
      "role": "Cinematography",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/rLokKhHiddQacqza8dVFTq1ONVM.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/1399454/ferfiarckep-1967"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 952561,
      "title": "Return",
      "year": "1962",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 7,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/mBh6Kkiui6RvCJMZaqezu32JSF6.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/952561/return-1962"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 270948,
      "title": "The Platelayer",
      "year": "1957",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 10,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/voS9txw5HOzvnzK69bQmjt1qKId.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/270948/the-platelayer-1957"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 675703,
      "title": "Etude",
      "year": "1961",
      "role": "Editor",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": null,
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/675703/etude-1961"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 320264,
      "title": "Alone",
      "year": "1963",
      "role": "Editor",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": 5.8,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/FnNj9eEVbx62lBbYQQnFMkKXTo.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/320264/alone-1963"
    },
    {
      "mediaType": "movie",
      "tmdbId": 892746,
      "title": "Roots",
      "year": "2005",
      "role": "Director",
      "roleKind": "crew",
      "voteAverage": null,
      "posterUrl": "https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/xDHf7nDQWlagXMMkGOvYIp1L1Ga.jpg",
      "screenSearchUrl": "https://www.screensearch.co.uk/watch/movie/892746/roots-2005"
    }
  ]
}