Márton Rátkai (born Mór Márton Fischer; 18 November 1881 – 18 September 1951) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. In 1917 he starred with in the comedy ''

Harrison and Barrison ''Harrison and Barrison'' (Hungarian: ''Harrison és Barrison'') is a 1917 Hungarian silent comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Márton Rátkai, Dezsõ Gyárfás and Nusi Somogyi. Korda broke from his previous practice of adaptin ...

'', one of the most popular and best-known Hungarian films of the silent era. He was awarded the

Kossuth Prize The Kossuth Prize ( hu, Kossuth-díj) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politician and revolutionist Lajos Kossuth. The Prize was established in 1948 (on occasion of the centenary of the March 15th revolution, the ...

in 1949.

Selected filmography

* '' Captive Souls'' (1913) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1917) * ''

'' (1917) * ''

White Rose The White Rose (german: Weiße Rose, ) was a Nonviolence, non-violent, intellectual German resistance to Nazism, resistance group in Nazi Germany which was led by five students (and one professor) at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, ...

'' (1919) * '' Romance in Budapest'' (1933) * '' Miss Iza'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Purple Lilacs'' (1934) * '' The Homely Girl'' (1935) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935) * '' The Borrowed Castle'' (1937) * '' Sweet Revenge'' (1937) * ''

Man Sometimes Errs ''Man Sometimes Errs'' (Hungarian: ''Az ember néha téved'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Gaál and starring Antal Páger, Anna Tõkés and Margit Dajka.Cunningham p.227 The film's sets were designed by the art director M� ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Witch of Leányvár ''The Witch of Leányvár'' (Hungarian: ''A leányvári boszorkány'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Éva Szörényi, Gyula Csortos and Piri Vaszary. Balski p.93 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Buda ...

'' (1938) * ''

Gül Baba Gül Baba (died 1541), also known as Jafer, was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet and companion of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who took part in a number of campaigns in Europe from the reign of Mehmed II onwards. Biography A native of Me ...

'' (1940) * ''

The Siege of Beszterce ''The Siege of Beszterce'' (Hunarian: ''Beszterce ostroma'') is a 1948 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Klári Tolnay, Ida Turay and Andor Ajtay. It was based on the novel of the same title by Kálmán Miksz ...

'' (1948)

Bibliography

* Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.

External links

* 1881 births 1951 deaths Hungarian male film actors Hungarian male silent film actors 20th-century Hungarian male actors Hungarian male stage actors Hungarian comedians Male actors from Budapest 20th-century comedians {{Hungary-actor-stub