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István Szabó
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Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director (born 1938)

Also known as: Szabó István, Sebastián Szabó, Иштван Сабо, استفان زابو, 이스트반 자보, サボー・イシュトヴァーン

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Known works

  • Offenbachs Geheimnis
  • Alphornsinfonie