Jenő Illés (28 January 1879 in
Debrecen
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- 17 October 1951 in
Budapest
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) was a Hungarian
cinematographer and film director. He worked for most of his career in the
German film industry
The film industry in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema made major technical and artistic contributions to early film, broadcasting and television technology. Babelsberg Studio, Babelsberg became a household synon ...
and is often credited as Eugen Illés.
Partial filmography
Director
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The Lady with the Mask
''The Lady with the Mask'' (german: Die Dame mit der Maske) is a 1928 German silent film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Max Gülstorff, Arlette Marchal and Vladimir Gajdarov.Bock & Bergfelder p. 215 It was shot at the Babelsberg Studi ...
'' (1913)
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Monna Vanna
''Monna Vanna'' (russian: Монна Ванна) is an unfinished opera by Sergei Rachmaninoff after a play by Maurice Maeterlinck. Rachmaninoff had completed Act I in short vocal score, with piano accompaniment, and then he went to ask for permis ...
'' (1916)
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Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne
''Alraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote Hanne'' (''Alraune, the Hangman's Daughter, Named Red Hanna'') is a 1918 silent science fiction horror film directed by Eugen Illés and Joseph Klein and starring Max Auzinger. The film was produ ...
'' (1918)
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Mania'' (1918)
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Struggling Souls'' (1918)
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Seelen im Sturm'' (1920)
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The Railway King'' (1921)
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Jeremias'' (1922)
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The Strumpet's Plaything'' (1922)
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The Fall of Jerusalem'' (1922)
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The Doomed'' (1924)
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That Dangerous Age
''That Dangerous Age'' is a 1949 British romance film directed by Gregory Ratoff and starring Myrna Loy, Roger Livesey and Peggy Cummins. It was adapted from the play ''Autumn'' by Margaret Kennedy and Ilya Surguchev. The film was released und ...
'' (1927)
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.
External links
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1877 births
1951 deaths
Hungarian film directors
Hungarian cinematographers
People from Debrecen
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