Endre Rodríguez (1899–1975) was a Hungarian

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and

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. Vilmos p.206 After service in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the

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, he became a professional

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. During the

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he first became interested in film, and emerged as a prominent director during the late 1930s and wartime Hungary. After 1944 he made educational and documentary films, and fled abroad after the failed Hungarian Revolution of 1956, settling in

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Selected filmography

* ''

Istvan Bors ''Istvan Bors'' (Hungarian: ''Bors István'') is a 1939 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Antal Páger, József Bihari and Klári Tolnay. Rozenblit p.213 It is based on a 1938 play by Sándor Hunyady, and was screened ...

'' (1939) * ''

You Are the Song ''You Are the Song'' (Hungarian: ''Te vagy a dal'') is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Endre Rodríguez and starring János Sárdy, Imre Toronyi and Piroska Vaszary.''Hungarian Studies Review: HSR., Volumes 20-22''. Hungarian Readers' Ser ...

'' (1940) * '' Unknown Opponent'' (1940) * ''

Silent Monastery ''Silent Monastery'' (Hungarian: ''Néma kolostor'') is a 1941 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Endre Rodríguez and starring Klári Tolnay, Margit Lukács and Pál Jávor.Hames p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art director ...

'' (1941) * ''

Taken by the Flood ''Taken by the Flood'' (Hungarian: ''Akit elkap az ár'') is a 1941 Hungarian drama film directed by Endre Rodríguez and starring Nusi Somogyi, Valéria Hidvéghy and Erzsi Simor.Juhász p.143 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. T ...

'' (1941) * ''

Male Fidelity ''Male Fidelity'' (Hungarian: ''Férfihüség'') is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by József Daróczy and starring Antal Páger, Klári Tolnay and Elma Bulla. Rîpeanu p.36 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets ...

'' (1942) * '' Costume Ball'' (1942) * ''

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'' (1942) * '' Happy Times'' (1943) * '' Machita'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Hames, Peter. ''The Cinema Of Central Europe''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Laura, Ernesto G. ''Tutti i film di Venezia, 1932–1984''. La Biennale, Settore cinema e spettacolo televisivo, 1985. * Vilmos, Várkonyi. ''Jávor Pál: és a magyar film aranykora''. Zima Szabolcs, 2013

External links

* 1899 births 1975 deaths Hungarian screenwriters Hungarian film directors Film people from Budapest Hungarian emigrants to Germany {{Hungary-bio-stub hu:Rodriguez Endre