Félix Podmaniczky (1914–1990) was a Hungarian
film director
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and
screenwriter
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. The son of a
baron
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by background, he was also known as Felix von Podmaniczky. In 1956 he fled
Communist Hungary and settled in
West Germany
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, where he made two
documentaries
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.
Selected filmography
* ''
Castle in Transylvania
''Castle in Transylvania'' (Hungarian: ''Erdélyi kastély'') is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Félix Podmaniczky and starring Maria von Tasnady, Antal Páger and Mária Mezei.Juhász p.181 It is based on a 1932 play of the same title ...
'' (1940)
* ''
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'' (1940)
* ''
Seven Plum Trees
''Seven Plum Trees'' (Hungarian: ''Hétszilvafa'') is a 1940 Hungarian comedy film directed by Félix Podmaniczky and starring Gyula Csortos, Ida Turay and László Szilassy.Juhász p.68 The sets were designed by art director István Básthy.
...
'' (1940)
* ''
The Relative of His Excellency
'The Relative of His Excellency' (Hungarian:''A kegyelmes úr rokona'') is a 1941 Hungarian comedy film directed by Félix Podmaniczky and starring László Szilassy, Erzsi Simor and Artúr Somlay. It was based on a novel by Zoltán Szitnyai. ...
'' (1941)
* ''
The Marriage Market
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'' (1941)
* ''
Three Bells'' (1941)
* ''
Gentryfészek'' (1942)
* ''
Dream Waltz
''Dream Waltz'' (Hungarian: ''Álomkeringö'') is a 1943 Hungarian comedy film directed by Félix Podmaniczky and starring Margit Zsilley, Mici Erdélyi and János Sárdy.''Hungarian Studies Review, Volumes 19-21''. Hungarian Readers' Service, ...
'' (1943)
* ''
Lejtön'' (1944)
* ''
Hitler's Executioners'' (1961)
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References
Bibliography
* Frey, David. ''Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
* Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.
External links
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1914 births
1990 deaths
Hungarian screenwriters
Hungarian film directors
Film people from Budapest
Hungarian emigrants to West Germany
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