György Illés

2 November 1914 - 12 June 2006

Cinematographer

Illés' work included Oscar-nominated features for Zoltan Fabri, The Boys of Paul Street (1969) and The Hungarians (1978). He taught cinematography for over 50 years at the Budapest Academy of Drama and Film and many of his students went on to work with directors including Steven Spielberg and Robert Altman.