Róbert Koltai (born 16 December 1943) is a Hungarian actor,

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 ...

and

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

. He has appeared in over 90 films since 1967. He appeared in the 1976 film '' Man Without a Name'', which was entered into the

26th Berlin International Film Festival The 26th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 25 June – 6 July 1976. The Golden Bear was awarded to the American film '' Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson'' directed by Robert Altman. The Japan ...

, where it won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement. He also appeared in

Béla Tarr Béla Tarr (born 21 July 1955) is a Hungarian filmmaker. Debuting with the film '' Family Nest'' (1977), Tarr began his directorial career with a brief period of what he refers to as "social cinema", aimed at telling everyday stories about ordi ...

's 1981 film, ''The Prefab People''. From the 1990s onwards, Koltai also worked as a successful film director.

Selected filmography

* '' Man Without a Name'' (1976) * ' (1983) * ''

Sound Eroticism Sound Eroticism ( hu, Egészséges erotika) is a 1986 Hungarian comedy film directed by Péter Tímár. Synopsis Fireman Bozodi arrives to a countryside factory manufacturing wooden crates; headed by foreman Falkay, the factory, consisting en ...

'' (1986) * ''

Love, Mother ''Love, Mother'' ( hu, Csók, Anyu!) is a 1987 Hungarian drama film directed by János Rózsa. It was entered into the 15th Moscow International Film Festival where Dorottya Udvaros won the award for Best Actress. Cast * Dorottya Udvaros as ...

'' (1987) * ''

Memories of a River ''Memories of a River'' ( hu, Tutajosok) is a 1990 Hungarian drama film directed by Judit Elek. It is a historical film set in 1882 and tells the story of the last trial in Hungary of a Jew for ritual murder. Synopsis In the 19th century Austro ...

'' (1990) * ''

We Never Die ''We Never Die'' ( hu, Sose halunk meg) is a 1993 Hungarian comedy film written by, directed and starring Róbert Koltai. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 66th Academy Awards, but was not acc ...

'' (1993) * ''

Samba Samba (), also known as samba urbano carioca (''urban Carioca samba'') or simply samba carioca (''Carioca samba''), is a Brazilian music genre that originated in the Afro-Brazilian communities of Rio de Janeiro in the early 20th century. Havin ...

'' (1996) * '' Out of Order'' (1997)

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* 1943 births Living people Hungarian male film actors Hungarian film directors Hungarian screenwriters Male screenwriters Hungarian male writers {{Hungary-actor-stub