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Sándor Sára

Sándor Sára

Cinematographer · Died September 22, 2019, aged 85 · Tura, Hungary

Sándor Sára was born on November 28, 1933 in Tura, Hungary. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Sodrásban (1964), Feldobott kö (1969) and Könyörtelen idök (1992). He was married to Szegedi, Erika (I) and Marianna Moór. He died on September 22, 2019 in Budapest, Hungary.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
November 28, 1933
Died
September 22, 2019 (aged 85)
From
Tura, Hungary
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 46 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 37% in 30 days

What are Sándor Sára's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Survival
33%
Morality
16%
Bonds
12%
Power
5%
Memory4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 2

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
6
Contemplative
4
Dread
2
Elegiac
2
Tense
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sándor Sára's films?

As of October 24, 2026, none of Sándor Sára's 6 MovieCove titles is streaming on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Sándor Sára's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.

Filmography

46 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • A Country Divided (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • From Europe Into Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • The Prosecution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Vigilantes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Director · Writer

  • Ruthless Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Hungarian Women in the Gulag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director

  • Prisoners of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director

  • Are You Still Alive? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Director

  • Mutilated Bereg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director

  • A Thorn under the Fingernail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Road Is Crying in Front of Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director

  • Orpheus and Eurydice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Cinematographer

  • Bábolna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Director

  • Krónika-A II.Magyar Hadsereg a Donnál (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show Creator

  • Drumfire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Director

  • Krónika: A második magyar hadsereg a Donnál (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 25 episodes · Director

  • The Match (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Cinematographer

  • The Teachers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Director

  • Circus Maximus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Cinematographer

  • 80 Hussars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Budapest Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Cinematographer

  • Nobody's Daughter(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Snowfall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Pheasant Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay

  • Tüzoltó utca 25.(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Beyond Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Cinematographer

  • Sinbad(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Judgement(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Pro Patria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor

  • The Upthrown Stone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

  • Férfiarckép (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Ten Thousand Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • Ünnepnapok(1967)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Twelfth Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Director

  • Father(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Children's Sicknesses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Cinematographer

  • Current (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Éva A-5116. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Cinematographer

  • Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Gypsies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Grotesque (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Tisza: Autumn Sketches (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Cinematographer

  • Return (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Cinematographer · Writer

  • Virágát a napnak (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer

  • The Platelayer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Védjük meg üzemeinket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

Career shape

A full career of 46 titles from 1956 to 2018.

Highest rated

Father (1966)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Nobody's Daughter (1976)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 46: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting22 of 46: 11 only directing, 11 with another roleWriting9 of 46: 0 only writing, 9 with another roleCinematography29 of 46: 21 only cinematography, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thEditing2 of 46: 0 only editing, 2 with another roleOther crew1 of 46: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

46 titles, 12 with more than one role — cinematography and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

1950s2 · crew1960s15 · crew1970s10 · crew1980s11 · crew1990s6 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sándor Sára's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 66th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

72ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · cinematographer

Tüzoltó utca 25. (1973)

52nd percentile spread · 14% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Father (1966)

Midcredits 90th · 79% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 73/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 40. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Sándor Sára work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sándor Sára's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; János Rózsa shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors