Ákos Tolnay (1903–1981) was a Hungarian

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active mainly in

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, having previously worked in Britain. He also appeared in

Roberto Rossellini Roberto Gastone Zeffiro Rossellini (8 May 1906 – 3 June 1977) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and producer. He was one of the most prominent directors of the Italian neorealist cinema, contributing to the movement with films such a ...

's 1945 neorealist film ''

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''.Wagstaff p.440

Selected filmography

* '' The Scandal'' (1934) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

Drake of England ''Drake of England'' is a 1935 British drama film directed by Arthur B. Woods and starring Matheson Lang, Athene Seyler and Jane Baxter. It depicts the life of Francis Drake and the events leading up to the defeat of the Armada in 1588. ...

'' (1935) * ''

The Avenging Hand ''The Avenging Hand'' (also known as ''Paradise Hotel'') is a 1936 British crime film directed by Victor Hanbury and Frank Richardson and starring Noah Beery, Louis Borel, and Kathleen Kelly. It was written by Reginald Long and Ákos Tolnay. ...

'' (1936) * '' Ball at Savoy'' (1936) * '' Second Bureau'' (1936) * ''

Wings Over Africa ''Wings Over Africa'' is a 1936 British adventure film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Joan Gardner, Ian Colin, James Harcourt and James Carew. The film is a quota quickie produced for released by RKO.Chibnall p.292 It was shot at ...

'' (1936) * '' Elephant Boy'' (1937) * '' Return of a Stranger'' (1937) * '' Thunder in the City'' (1937) * '' The Wife of General Ling'' (1937) * '' The White Slave'' (1939) * ''

Deputy Eusèbe ''Deputy Eusèbe'' (French: ''Eusèbe député'') is a 1939 French comedy film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Michel Simon, Elvire Popesco and Jules Berry.Bessy & Chirat p.429 The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert ...

'' (1939) * '' The Brambilla Family Go on Holiday'' (1941) * ''

Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto ''Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto'' is a 1941 Italian historical film, historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward g ...

'' (1941) * '' Two Hearts Among the Beasts'' (1943) * ''

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'' (1946) * '' Call of the Blood'' (1948) * '' Golden Madonna'' (1949) * '' Voice of Silence'' (1953) * '' A Parisian in Rome'' (1954) * ''

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'' (1957) * ''

The White Warrior ''The White Warrior'' () is a 1959 adventure film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is loosely based on Lev Tolstoy's posthumously published 1912 novel '' Hadji Murat''. Cast * Steve Reeves: Agi Murad, the "White Warrior" * Giorgia Moll: Sultanet ...

'' (1959)

References

Bibliography

* Christopher Wagstaff. ''Italian Neorealist Cinema: An Aesthetic Approach''. University of Toronto Press, 2007.

External links

* 1903 births 1981 deaths Hungarian male film actors Hungarian film producers People from Szeged Hungarian emigrants to Italy 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters {{Hungary-actor-stub