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Géza von Cziffra (; 19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter.


Life

Cziffra was a
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in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the
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region, at that date in the
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, now in
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. Cziffra made films from the 1930s onwards, at first in Hungary, and from 1936 in
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as well, where he was initially more active as a screenwriter. In 1945, in
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, then occupied by the
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, he made the film ''Leuchtende Schatten'' ("Glowing Shadows"). As adviser for the criminal police, he was assigned SS-
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Eweler, a member of the SD and brother of the actress
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. After some time, Cziffra banned Eweler from the studios for excessive and obstructive criticism. Shortly afterwards, he was arrested and taken to the Prague
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Headquarters in the Pecec Palace, where he was accused of having eaten several times in the
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restaurant "Neumann" without using ration stamps. He was eventually dispatched to
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, the remand and interrogation prison of Prague, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment, beginning on 12 February. He was released from detention on 19 April, shortly before the end of the war. In 1945, in
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, Cziffra founded the first post-war Austrian film production company: Cziffra-Film. Principally, and for preference, he made light entertainment and musical films, with well-known German and Austrian actors such as
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,
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,
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and
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. Through the input of musicians like Bill Ramsey or
Bully Buhlan Bully Buhlan (3 February 1924 – 7 November 1982) was a German musician and actor.Barnett p.180 Filmography References Bibliography * Barnett, David. ''A History of the Berliner Ensemble''. Cambridge University Press, 2015. External links * ...
, the films mostly progressed to being musical revues with a local Austrian slant and flavour (''Heimatfilme''). Cziffra also worked as an actor himself, and later in his life published a number of books. He was married to the actress
Ursula Justin Ursula Justin (born 1927) is a German stage and film actress.Goble p.1 She starred in six films during the 1950s, all of them directed by her husband Géza von Cziffra. Filmography * '' Dancing Stars'' (1952) * ''The Singing Hotel ''The Singin ...
, who starred in six of his films in the 1950s. He died on 28 April 1989 in
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in
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. His remains are interred in the
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in the Ostfriedhof,
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.Urnenhalle D - G3


Selected filmography

* ''
Gulliver's Travels ''Gulliver's Travels'', or ''Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships'' is a 1726 prose satire by the Anglo-Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan ...
'' (screenplay and direction, 1924) * '' The Copper'' (screenplay and assistance with direction, 1930), with
Hans Albers Hans Philipp August Albers (22 September 1891 – 24 July 1960) was a German actor and singer. He was the biggest male movie star in Germany between 1930 and 1960 and one of the most popular German actors of the twentieth century. Early life ...
* ''
Three Days Confined to Barracks ''Three Days Confined to Barracks'' (German: ''Drei Tage Mittelarrest'') is a 1930 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Max Adalbert, Ida Wüst, and Gretl Theimer. The film is a farce set around a military barracks. It was a m ...
'' (screenplay, 1930) * ''
Everything for the Woman ''Everything for the Woman'' (Hungarian: ''Mindent a nöért!'') is a 1934 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Gaál and Géza von Cziffra and starring Jenö Herczeg, Vilmos Komlós and Gyula Kabos.Lohr p.71 Cast * Jenö Herczeg as Hacsek ...
'' (1934) * '' A Night in Venice'' (1934) * ''
Villa for Sale ''Villa for Sale'' (Hungarian: ''Ez a villa eladó'') is a 1935 Hungarian comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Ernő Verebes, Ida Turay and Gyula Kabos. After he goes away on holiday, a wealthy man's servant accidentally puts hi ...
'' (screenplay, 1935) * '' Ball at the Savoy'' (screenplay, 1935) * '' Where the Lark Sings'' (screenplay, 1936) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1936) * '' The Vagabonds'' (screenplay, 1937) * '' The Green Emperor'' (1939) * ''
The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky ''The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky'' or ''It Was a Lovely Night at the Ball'' (german: Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht) is a 1939 German historical film, historical drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Aribert Wäsch ...
'' (screenplay, 1939), with
Zarah Leander Zarah Leander (; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record ...
and
Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. She resumed her career in 1947 and was one of ...
* ''
Melody of a Great City ''Melody of a Great City'' (German: ''Großstadtmelodie'') is a 1943 musical drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Hilde Krahl, Werner Hinz and Karl John. A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer. Cast ...
'' (screenplay, 1943) * ''
Love Premiere ''Love Premiere'' (german: Liebespremiere) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Hans Söhnker, Kirsten Heiberg and Fritz Odemar. The film's sets were designed by Robert Herlth. The film based on the stage p ...
'' (screenplay, 1943) * ''
Women Are No Angels ''Women Are No Angels'' (german: Frauen sind keine Engel) is a 1943 German comedy film directed by Willi Forst and starring Marte Harell, Axel von Ambesser and Margot Hielscher.Hake p. 58 The film was made by Wien-Film in Anschluss, German-occupi ...
'' (screenplay, 1943) * ''
The White Dream ''The White Dream'' (German: ''Der weiße Traum'') is a 1943 musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Olly Holzmann, Elfriede Datzig and Wolf Albach-Retty. The film was made by Wien-Film, a Vienna-based company set up after ...
'' (1943) * ''
The Wedding Hotel ''The Wedding Hotel'' (german: Das Hochzeitshotel) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Carl Boese and starring Karin Hardt, René Deltgen and Walter Janssen. Due to Allied bombing raids on German cities like Berlin, much of the film was shot ...
'' (screenplay, 1944) * ''Liebe nach Noten'' (1945), with
Rudolf Prack Rudolf Prack (2 August 1905 – 2 December 1981) was an Austrian film actor. Selected filmography * ''Florentine'' (1937) * ''Prinzessin Sissy'' (1939) - Prince Luitpold * '' A Mother's Love'' (1939) - Felix Pirlinger - 1922 * ''Krambambuli'' ( ...
and
Sonja Ziemann Sonja Alice Selma Toni Ziemann (; 8 February 1926 – 17 February 2020) was a German film and television actress. In the 1950s, she was among Germany's most prominent actresses, awarded the 1950 Bambi for appearing, together with Rudolf Prack, ...
* ''
The Immortal Face ''The Immortal Face'' (german: Das unsterbliche Antlitz) is a 1947 Austrian historical drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Marianne Schönauer, O.W. Fischer and Helene Thimig.Fritsche p. 85 The film's sets were designed by the ...
'' (1947), with
O. W. Fischer Otto Wilhelm Fischer (german: O. W. Fischer, ; 1 April 1915 – 29 January 2004) was an Austrians, Austrian film and theatre actor, a leading man of Cinema of Germany, West German cinema during the ''Wirtschaftswunder'' era of the 1950s and 19 ...
* ''
The Queen of the Landstrasse ''The Queen of the Landstrasse'' (German: ''Königin der Landstrasse'') is a 1948 Austrian romance film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Angelika Hauff, Rudolf Prack and Hermann Erhardt.Dassanowsky p.130 The film's sets were designed b ...
'' (1948) * ''
The Heavenly Waltz ''The Heavenly Waltz'' (German: ''Der himmlische Walzer'') is a 1948 Austrian comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Elfie Mayerhofer, Paul Hubschmid and Inge Konradi. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüpt ...
'' (1948) * ''
Lambert Feels Threatened ''Lambert Feels Threatened'' (German: ''Lambert fühlt sich bedroht'') is a 1949 Austrian mystery crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Hannelore Schroth, Curd Jürgens and Leopold Rudolf. The film was one of only a handful of cr ...
'' (1949) * '' Dangerous Guests'' (1949) * ''
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'' (1950), with
Zarah Leander Zarah Leander (; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record ...
* ''
Third from the Right ''Third from the Right'' (german: Die Dritte von rechts) is a 1950 West German musical crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Robert Lindner and Peter van Eyck. It was made by the Hamburg-based company Real Film at t ...
'' (1950) * '' The Man in Search of Himself'' (1950) * ''
A Tale of Five Cities ''A Tale of Five Cities'' ( it, Passaporto per l'oriente and released as ''A Tale of Five Women'' in the US) is a 1951 British-Italian international co-production drama film directed by Romolo Marcellini and five other directors. The five cities ...
'' (Anthology film, 1951) * ''
Maya of the Seven Veils ''Maya of the Seven Veils'' or ''The Veiled Lady'' (german: Die verschleierte Maja) is a 1951 West German musical film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Maria Litto, Willy Fritsch and Rudolf Platte.Bock & Bergfelder p. 225 It was shot ...
'' (1951) * ''
The Colourful Dream ''The Colourful Dream'' (german: Der bunte Traum) is a 1952 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Vera Molnar, Josef Meinrad and Ursula Grabley. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin with some locati ...
'' (1952) * ''
The Singing Hotel ''The Singing Hotel'' (german: Das singende Hotel) is a 1953 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Hans Söhnker, Rudolf Platte and Fita Benkhoff.Bock & Bergfelder p. 225 It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of ...
'' (1953) * '' The Flower of Hawaii'' (1953) * ''
Money from the Air ''Money from the Air'' (german: Geld aus der Luft) is a 1954 West German musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Josef Meinrad, Lonny Kellner, and Grethe Weiser. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of Real Film in Hamburg ...
'' (1954) * ''
The False Adam ''The False Adam'' (german: Der falsche Adam) is a 1955 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Waltraut Haas, Rudolf Platte and Doris Kirchner. The film's sets were designed by the art director Albrecht Becker and ...
'' (1955) * ''
Bandits of the Autobahn ''Bandits of the Autobahn'' (german: Banditen der Autobahn) is a 1955 West German crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Eva Ingeborg Scholz, Hans Christian Blech and Paul Hörbiger.Generic Histories of German Cinema: Genre and I ...
'' (1955) * ''
The Stolen Trousers ''The Stolen Trousers'' (german: Die gestohlene Hose) is a 1956 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Susanne Cramer, Ruth Stephan and Peter Weck. Emerging comedy star Heinz Erhardt appeared in a supporting role.Boc ...
'' (1956) * ''
Aunt Wanda from Uganda ''Tante Wanda aus Uganda'' ("Aunt Wanda from Uganda") is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Grethe Weiser, Georg Thomalla and Lucie Englisch. The screenplay concerns a strong-willed woman who returns from ...
'' (1957), with
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* '' The Legs of Dolores'' (1957) * ''
Night Nurse Ingeborg ''Night Nurse Ingeborg'' (German: ''Nachtschwester Ingeborg'') is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Ewald Balser, Claus Biederstaedt and Immy Schell.Rentschler p.5 The film's sets were designed by the art ...
'' (1958) * ''
So ein Millionär hat's schwer ''So ein Millionär hat's schwer'' is a 1958 Austrian film directed by Géza von Cziffra. Cast * Peter Alexander as Edward Collin * Germaine Damar as Ninette * Heinz Erhardt as Alfons Rappert *Loni Heuser as Madame Sorel *Elga Andersen as Ali ...
'' (1958), with
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and
Heinz Erhardt Heinz Erhardt (; 20 February 1909 – 5 June 1979) was a German comedian, musician, entertainer, actor, and poet. Life Heinz Erhardt was born in Riga, the son of Baltic German Kapellmeister Gustav Erhardt. He lived most of his childhood at his ...
* ''
Peter Shoots Down the Bird ''Peter Shoots Down the Bird'' (german: Peter schießt den Vogel ab) is a 1959 West German comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Germaine Damar and Maria Sebaldt. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. Th ...
'' (1959) * ''
Crime Tango ''Crime Tango'' (German: ''Kriminaltango'') is a 1960 Austrian Musical film, musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander (Austrian performer), Peter Alexander, Vivi Bach and Peter Carsten. It was a remake of the ...
'' (1960), with
Peter Alexander Peter Alexander may refer to: * Pete Alexander (born Grover Cleveland Alexander; 1887–1950), American baseball player * Peter Alexander (Shakespearean scholar) (1893–1969), professor of English language and literature at the University of Glasgo ...
* ''
The Adventures of Count Bobby ''The Adventures of Count Bobby'' (German: ''Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby'') is a 1961 Austrian comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Vivi Bach and Gunther Philipp. It was the first in a trilogy of films featu ...
'' (1961), with
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* ''Junge Leute brauchen Liebe'' (1961), with
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and
Johannes Heesters Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the concert stag ...
* ''
Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon ''Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon'' is a 1961 West German / Austrian film directed by Géza von Cziffra. Plot summary Cast * Ina Bauer as Inge König *Toni Sailer as Hans Haller *Heinz Erhardt as Knapp, Theaterdirektor * Ruth Stephan as ...
'' (1961) * ''
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'' (1962), with
Peter Alexander Peter Alexander may refer to: * Pete Alexander (born Grover Cleveland Alexander; 1887–1950), American baseball player * Peter Alexander (Shakespearean scholar) (1893–1969), professor of English language and literature at the University of Glasgo ...
,
Marika Rökk Marika Rökk (; born Marie Karoline Rökk, 3 November 1913 – 16 May 2004) was a German-Austrian dancer, singer and actress of Hungarian descent who gained prominence in German films in the Nazi era. She resumed her career in 1947 and was one of ...
and Hans Moser * '' The Bird Seller'' (1962), with
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* ''
The Phone Rings Every Night ''The Phone Rings Every Night'' (german: Nachts ging das Telefon) is a 1962 German drama film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Ingrid Andree, Karin Heske and Elke Sommer. Two rival gangs clash on a yacht in Saint-Tropez. Cast In alpha ...
'' (1962), with
Elke Sommer Elke Sommer (; born Elke Baronin von Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films in her heyday throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in ''The Pink Panther (1963 film), The Pink Panther'' sequel ''A S ...
* ''
The Sweet Life of Count Bobby ''The Sweet Life of Count Bobby'' (German: ''Das süsse Leben des Grafen Bobby'') is a 1962 Austrian musical comedy film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Peter Alexander, Ingeborg Schöner and Gunther Philipp. It was the second in a tri ...
'' (1962) * ''
Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...
'' (1963), with
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* ''
Lana, Queen of the Amazons ''Lana, Queen of the Amazons'' (German: ''Lana - Königin der Amazonen'') is a 1964 West German-Brazilian adventure film written and directed by Cyl Farney and Géza von Cziffra and starring Anton Diffring, Catherine Schell and Christian Wolff ...
'' (1964) * '' Stolen Heaven'' (1974) * '' Dschungelmädchen für zwei Halunken'' (1974)


Awards

*1975: Goldenes Ehrenzeichen der Stadt Wien *1976:
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art The Austrian Decoration for Science and Art (german: Österreichisches Ehrenzeichen für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a state decoration of the Republic of Austria and forms part of the Austrian national honours system. History The "Austrian D ...
*1985:
Filmband in Gold The German Film Award (), also known as Lola after its prize statuette, is the national film award of Germany. It is presented at an annual ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the German film industry. Besides being the most important ...
for long and excellent work in the German film industry


Selected bibliography

* ''Tanja und ihre vierzig Männer. Ein Roman''. Wancura-Verlag, Vienna 1957 * ''Kauf dir einen bunten Luftballon. Erinnerungen an Götter und Halbgötter''. Herbig, Munich 1975, * ''Immer waren es die Frauen ... Eine intime Zeitgeschichte''. Herbig, Munich 1976, * ''Das Beste aus meiner Witze- und Anekdotensammlung vom Film''. Heyne, Munich 1977, * ''Hanussen. Hellseher des Teufels. Die Wahrheit über den Reichstagsbrand''. Herbig, Munich 1978, * ''Tango. Roman einer Berliner Familie''. Herbig, Munich 1980, * ''Der Kuh im Kaffeehaus. Die goldenen Zwanziger in Anekdoten''. Herbig, Munich 1981, * ''Der heilige Trinker'' (über
Joseph Roth Moses Joseph Roth (2 September 1894 – 27 May 1939) was an Austrian journalist and novelist, best known for his family saga ''Radetzky March'' (1932), about the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, his novel of Jewish life ''Job'' ( ...
). Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1983, * ''Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht. Eine Sittengeschichte des deutschen Films''. Herbig, Munich 1985, * ''Im Wartesaal des Ruhms. Begegnungen mit berühmten Persönlichkeiten wie Bert Brecht, Albert Einstein, Erich Kästner u.a.'' (= Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe, Band 10660). Lübbe, Bergisch Gladbach 1985, * ''Dr Martin Ottler, Mitläufer. Roman'' (= Lambda-Dossier, No. 3). Lambda-Edition, Hamburg 1988, * ''Ungelogen. Erinnerungen an mein Jahrhundert'' (Autobiographie). Herbig, Munich 1988,


Notes


External links

*
Filmportal.de: von Cziffra
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cziffra, Geza Von Hungarian-German people Hungarian film directors Film people from Vienna Austrian people of Hungarian descent 1900 births 1989 deaths Burials at the Ostfriedhof (Munich)