André Libik

Hungarian film director, producer and writer

PersonDied aged 93humanQ4759967

Also known as Andre Libik

Born: February 25, 1932
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1.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in Catalog of the German National LibraryRetrieved 2020-05-29
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Died: November 22, 2025
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1.Stated in 24.hu“Meghalt Libik André, a 20. század talán utolsó magyar fenegyereke”24.hu/tudomany/2025/12/02/meghalt-libik-andre-rendezo-fenegyerek/#google_vignetteRetrieved 2025-12-02
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Birthplace: Budapest
Citizenship: Hungary(since 1932)
, West Germany(since 1972)
, Hungary(since 1992)
Occupation: film director
, film producer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, screenwriter
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Education: Budapest University of Technology and Economics(1950–1952)
, University of Theatre and Film Arts(1953–1954)

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André Libik was a film producer, director and writer born in Budapest, Hungary. After World War 2 his father Albert Libik, who was an influential businessman in Budapest, sent him to an elite boarding school located in Switzerland. Returning to Budapest, first he studied chemistry upon the wish of his father and older brother George Libik, but later enrolled in the Hungarian Film School. He left Hungary in 1956, after the Hungarian Revolution. He settled in Paris with his wife and two daughters Anne-Solange Libik & Zsuzsanna Judit Libik as a refugee. There he directed his first films for the French Red Cross, unpaid. After his successful application as Head of the Film Division in the Nigerian Ministry of Information, he lived in Africa for three years and produced films, one of which won the Silver Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival. In 1963, he moved to Germany and worked for television, established his own film production company, creating many documentaries, TV and feature films. He was awarded the “Grimme-Preis”, the top German TV award. In 1992, he settled in Hungary again, continued to produce films and won the “Golden Butterfly Award”.

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DDer Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste1980 · 1980 film by Péter Bacsó

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Given name: André
Family name: Libik

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