István György (1899–1958) was a Hungarian

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. Politically he was associated with

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.Khatib p.34 He began his career in the

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. Like many filmmakers he made no films after the fall of the Horthy regime and the subsequent establishment of Communist Hungary.

Selected filmography

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Kiss Me, Darling ''Kiss Me, Darling'' (Hungarian: ''Csókolj meg, édes!'') is a 1932 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Gaál and starring Marika Rökk, Imre Ráday and Antal Páger.Gänzl p.1737 Cast * Marika Rökk as Terike * Imre Ráday as Jani, zene ...

'' (1932) * ''

It Happened in March ''It Happened in March'' (Hungarian: ''Márciusi mese'') is a 1934 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Emil Martonffi and starring Ida Turay, Imre Ráday and Lili Berky. Rîpeanu p.38 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The f ...

'' (1934) * ''

The Empress and the Hussar ''The Empress and the Hussar'' (Hungarian: ''A királyné huszárja'') is a 1935 Hungarian historical drama film directed by István György and starring Ilona Dajbukát, László Perényi and Lili Berky. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Bud ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Students of Igloi ''The Students of Igloi'' (Hungarian: ''Iglói diákok'') is a 1935 Hungarian musical film directed by István György and starring Pál Jávor, Gyula Kabos and György Dénes.Fowler p.396 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film ...

'' (1935) * '' Family Bonus'' (1937) * ''

Gábor Göre Returns ''Gábor Göre Returns'' (Hungarian: ''Göre Gábor visszatér'') is a 1940 Hungarian comedy film directed by István György and starring Sándor Tompa, Sándor Pethes and László Misoga.Hames p.35 The film's sets were designed by the art dire ...

'' (1940) * '' Yellow Rose'' (1941) * ''

Sister Beáta ''Sister Beáta'' (Hungarian: ''Beáta és az ördög'') is a 1941 Hungarian drama film directed by István György and starring Éva Szörényi, Antal Páger and Piroska Vaszary.Juhász p.38 The film's sets were designed by the art director M� ...

'' (1941) * ''

The Night Girl ''The Night Girl'' or ''The Girl of the Night'' (Hungarian: ''Az éjszaka lánya'') is a 1943 Hungarian drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Lili Muráti, Andor Ajtay and Vali Rácz.Rîpeanu p.57 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in ...

'' (1943)

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Hames, Peter. ''The Cinema Of Central Europe''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Khatib, Lina H. ''Storytelling in World Cinemas, Volume 1''. Columbia University Press, 2012.

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