personal name
A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...
is Farkas Miklós. This article uses
Western name order
A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known, ...
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Nicolas Farkas (
Margitta
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Geography
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,
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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1890
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** In Michigan, the wooden steamer ''Mackinaw'' burns in a fire on the Black River.
* January 2
** The steamship ...
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New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
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Events Pre-1600
* 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea.
* 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century.
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1982
Events January
* January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).
* January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...
cinematographer
The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...
,
screenwriter
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,
producer
Producer or producers may refer to:
Occupations
*Producer (agriculture), a farm operator
*A stakeholder of economic production
*Film producer, supervises the making of films
**Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...
and
film director
A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...
. He is also known as Farkas Miklós, Miklós Farkas, Mikolaus Farkas, Nikolaus Farkas and Nikolas Farkas.
Early years and career in Europe
After studying in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
, Farkas went to
Vienna
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in 1919 and trained as a cinematographer. He worked for the
Austria
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n film industry until 1924. During the
1920s
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he
collaborated
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frequently with another Hungarian famous film directors and producers such as Sándor Korda and Mihály Kertész.
In 1925 Farkas started working in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. Individual projects also took him to the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
and
Poland
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France
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, where he was also active as a screenwriter. He also worked there on a number of international co-productions, and in 1934 he made his debut as a film director with the Anglo-French melodrama '' The Battle''. He also worked as cinematographer on
G.W. Pabst
Georg Wilhelm Pabst (25 August 1885 – 29 May 1967) was an Austrian film director and screenwriter. He started as an actor and theater director, before becoming one of the most influential German-language filmmakers during the Weimar Republic.
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USA
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, where he participated in
propaganda
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short films for the
US Navy
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. He last lived permanently in
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
, where he ran his own small production company, Farkas Films Inc.
Filmography
''The following filmography contains, in chronological order, all of Farkas' work as a cinematographer, film director, screenwriter and film producer.''
Tragedy in the House of Habsburg
''Tragedy in the House of Habsburg'' (german: Tragödie im Hause Habsburg) is a 1924 German silent historical film directed by Alexander Korda and starring María Corda, Kálmán Zátony and Emil Fenyvessy. The film recounts the events of the ...
The Morals of the Alley
''The Morals of the Alley'' (german: Die Moral der Gasse) is a 1925 German silent film directed by Jaap Speyer and starring Werner Krauss, Ernst Hofmann, and Mary Odette.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter
Franz ...
Dancing Mad
''Dancing Mad'' (German: ''Der Tänzer meiner Frau'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Victor Varconi, María Corda and Willy Fritsch. It based on the French play ''Le Danseur de Madame'' by Paul Armo ...
'' (1925)
* ''
Nick, King of the Chauffeurs
''Nick, King of the Chauffeurs'' (german: Nick, der König der Chauffeure) is a 1925 German silent adventure film directed by Carl Wilhelm and starring Carlo Aldini.Gerhard Lamprecht. ''Deutsche Stummfilme, Volume 8'' p. 916
The art direction ...
The Three Kings
"The Three Kings", or "Three Kings From Persian Lands Afar", is a Christmas carol by the German composer Peter Cornelius. He set "Die Könige" for a vocal soloist, accompanied by Philip Nicolai's hymn "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" ("Ho ...
'' (1928)
* ''
The Ship of Lost Souls
''The Ship of Lost Souls'' or ''The Ship of Lost Men'' (German: ''Das Schiff der verlorenen Menschen'') is a 1929 German silent thriller film directed by Maurice Tourneur and starring Fritz Kortner, Marlene Dietrich and Robin Irvine.
It was ...
'' (1929)
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Crucified Girl
''Crucified Girl'' (German: ''Mädchen am Kreuz'') is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise FleckPrawer p.85 and starring Valerie Boothby, Gertrud de Lalsky and Evelyn Holt. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in ...
Exile to Siberia
''Exile to Siberia'' (Polish: ''Na Sybir'') is a Polish historical film directed by Henryk Szaro and starring Adam Brodzisz, Jadwiga Smosarska and Mieczysław Frenkiel. It was released in 1930. The film's art direction was by Józef Galewski ...
'' (1930)
* ''
Love in the Ring
''Love in the Ring'' (german: Liebe im Ring) is a 1930 German sports film directed by Reinhold Schünzel and starring Max Schmeling, Renate Müller, and Olga Chekhova, Olga Tschechowa.Waldman p. 160 Schmeling was a leading German Boxer (boxing), ...
'' (1930)
* ''
The Prosecutor Hallers
''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (French: ''Le procureur Hallers'') is a 1930 French drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Jean-Max, Colette Darfeuil and Suzanne Delmas. It was the French-language version of the German film ''The Other'' ba ...
The Other
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Der Andere
''Der Andere'' is a play by Paul Lindau, which was filmed several times, including in 1913 as ''The Other'' by Max Mack, in 1930 as ''The Other'' and ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' by Robert Wiene and in 1933 as ''The Haller Case
''The Haller Cas ...
Madame Makes Her Exit
''Madame Makes Her Exit'' (german: Madame hat Ausgang) is a 1932 German romantic comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Liane Haid, Hans Brausewetter, Hilde Hildebrand. It was shot at the Epinay Studios of Tobis Film in Paris. It pre ...
'' (1932)
* ''
Amourous Adventure
''Amourous Adventure'' (French: ''L'amoureuse aventure'') is a 1932 French romantic comedy film directed by Wilhelm Thiele and starring Albert Préjean and Marie Glory. It was a French language version of the 1932 German film ''Madame Makes He ...
La bataille
La Bataille () is a former commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Chef-Boutonne.''The Battle (Thunder in the East)'' ''– screenplay'' (1934)
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Varieté
''Variety'' (german: Varieté , also known by the alternative titles ''Jealousy'' or ''Vaudeville'') is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Ewald Andre Dupont based on the 1912 novel '' The Oath of Stephan Huller'' by Felix Hollaender ...
'' (1935)
* ''
Three Maxims
''Three Maxims'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Anna Neagle, Tullio Carminati and Leslie Banks. It was released in the United States under the alternative title '' The Show Goes On''. Separate French and Ger ...
'' (1936)
* ''
The Show Goes On The Show Goes On may refer to:
* ''The Show Goes On'' (film), a 1937 British musical comedy film
* ''The Show Goes On'' (1936 film), or ''Three Maxims'', a British drama directed by Herbert Wilcox
* ''The Show Goes On'' (TV series), a 1950–195 ...
* Low, Rachael. ''History of the British Film: Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin,'' 1985 .
*Kay Weniger: ''Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechniker, Maskenbildner und Special Effects Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts.'' Band 2: ''C – F. John Paddy Carstairs – Peter Fitz.'' Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3.
* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
* Kay Weniger: ''‘Es wird im Leben dir mehr genommen als gegeben …’. Lexikon der aus Deutschland und Österreich emigrierten Filmschaffenden 1933 bis 1945. Eine Gesamtübersicht.'' ACABUS-Verlag, Hamburg 2011, ISBN 978-3-86282-049-8, S. 161 f.