Zoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian
actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...
and
film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the
2nd Moscow International Film Festival
The 2nd Moscow International Film Festival was held from 9 to 23 July 1961. The Grand Prix was shared between the Japanese film ''The Naked Island'' directed by Kaneto Shindo and the Soviet film '' Clear Skies'' directed by Grigori Chukhrai.
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Four years later, he was a member of the jury at the
4th Moscow International Film Festival
The 4th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1965. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film ''War and Peace'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and the Hungarian film ''Twenty Hours'' directed by Zoltán Fábri.
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Selected filmography
Director
* ''
Különös ismertetőjel'' (1955)
* ''
Pillar of Salt'' (1958)
* ''
Kárpáthy Zoltán'' (1966)
* ''
Stars of Eger'' (1968)
* ''
Szemtől szembe'' (1970)
Actor
* ''
The Dream Car'' (1934)
* ''
Black Diamonds'' (1938)
* ''
Stars of Variety'' (1939)
* ''
The Perfect Man'' (1939)
* ''
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)
* ''
A Tanítónő
''A Tanítónő'' is a 1945 Hungarian drama film directed by Márton Keleti. It was entered into the 1947 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
* Éva Szörényi - Tóth Flóra, a tanítónõ
* Pál Jávor - ifj. Nagy István
* Kálmán Rózsahegyi - F ...
'' (1945)
* ''
Iron Flower
''Iron Flower'' ( hu, Vasvirág) is a 1958 Hungarian drama film directed by János Herskó. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.
Plot
The story takes place in Óbuda in the 1930s. István Pettersen is a well-meaning, excellent fa ...
'' (1958)
* ''
Story of My Foolishness
Story of My Foolishness ( hu, Butaságom története) is a 1966 Hungarian comedy film directed by Márton Keleti.
Cast
* Éva Ruttkai - Kabók Kati
* Lajos Básti - Mérey László
* Irina Petrescu - Jacqueline
* László Mensáros - Forbáth ...
'' (1966)
* ''
Kárpáthy Zoltán'' (1966)
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.
References
External links
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1912 births
1979 deaths
Hungarian film directors
Hungarian male film actors
Male actors from Budapest
20th-century Hungarian male actors
Artists of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic
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