István Erdélyi (born 1902) was a Hungarian
film producer. Active in the
Hungarian film industry during the 1930s and 1940s, he founded the production and
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company Kárpát Film and was a leader of the industry body OMME. He opposed the
Anti-Jewish Laws
Anti-Jewish laws have been a common occurrence throughout the history of antisemitism and Jewish history. Examples of such laws include special Jewish quotas, Jewish taxes and Jewish "disabilities".
During the 1930s and early 1940s, some law ...
imposed by the Hungarian government as harmful to the film industry, and sought approval to continue employing Jewish filmmakers such as
Karoly Noti.
[Frey p.241-42]
Selected filmography
* ''
Tomi'' (1936)
* ''
Hello, Peter!'' (1939)
* ''
Matthew Arranges Things'' (1940)
* ''
The Bercsenyi Hussars'' (1940)
* ''
The Gyurkovics Boys
''The Gyurkovics Boys'' (Hungarian: ''Gyurkovics fiúk'') is a 1941 Hungarian comedy film directed by Dezső Ákos Hamza and starring László Szilassy, Ida Turay and Erzsi Simor.Cunningham p.227 It is an adaptation of the 1895 novel of the same ...
'' (1941)
* ''
The Perfect Family'' (1942)
* ''
A Message from the Volga Shore
''A Message from the Volga Shore'' (Hungarian: ''Üzenet a Volgapartról'') is a 1942 Hungarian war drama film directed by Alfréd Deésy and starring János Sárdy, Júlia Tóth and József Bihari. Juhász p.122 It was shot at the Hunnia Stu ...
'' (1942)
* ''
The Marsh Flower'' (1943)
* ''
African Bride'' (1944)
References
Bibliography
* Frey, David. ''Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
External links
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1902 births
Year of death unknown
Hungarian film producers
Film people from Budapest
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