| István Gaál | |
| Birth Date: | 25 August 1933 |
| Birth Place: | Salgótarján, Hungary |
| Death Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Occupation: | Film director, film editor, screenwriter |
| Yearsactive: | 1956–1996 |
István Gaál (25 August 1933 - 25 September 2007) was a Hungarian film director, editor and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1956 and 1996. With Falcons he won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.[1]