György Illés (1914–2006) was a Hungarian

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

. Along with Barnabás Hegyi he was trained by

István Eiben István Eiben (21 December 1902 – 23 October 1958) was a Hungarian cinematographer. Selected filmography * ''Oliver Twist'' (1919) * '' Number 111'' (1919) * '' Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * '' The Blue Idol'' (1931) * '' The Old Scoundr ...

.Cunningham p.36

Selected filmography

* '' The Land Is Ours'' (1951) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

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'' (1952) * ''

Try and Win ''Try and Win'' (Hungarian: ''Civil a pályán'') is a 1952 Hungarian sports comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Imre Soós, János Görbe and Violetta Ferrari. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location ar ...

'' (1952) * '' Young Hearts'' (1953) * '' Kiskrajcár'' (1953) * ''

Keep Your Chin Up ''Keep Your Chin Up'' (Hungarian: ''Fel a fejjel'') is a 1954 Hungarian comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Kálmán Latabár, Violetta Ferrari and Gyula Benkö. It was one of the most popular Hungarian films released during the ...

'' (1954) * '' Ward 9'' (1955) * ''

Springtime in Budapest ''Springtime in Budapest'' (Hungarian: ''Budapesti tavasz'') is a 1955 Hungarian war drama film directed by Félix Máriássy and starring Tibor Molnár, Miklós Gábor and Zsuzsa Gordon.Liehm & Liehm p.164 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in ...

'' (1955) * ''

The Bridge of Life ''The Bridge of Life'' (Hungarian: ''Az élet hídja'') is a 1956 Hungarian drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring János Görbe, Ági Mészáros and Zoltán Makláry. Homoródy p.202 It was adapted by Gyula Háy from his own play of ...

'' (1956) * ''

Danse Macabre The ''Danse Macabre'' (; ), also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory from the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death. The ''Danse Macabre'' consists of the dead, or a personification of death, summoning represen ...

'' (1958) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1958) * ''

The House Under the Rocks ''The House Under the Rocks'' (Hungarian: ''Ház a sziklák alatt'') is a 1958 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk and György Hintsch and starring János Görbe, Irén Psota and Margit Bara. Burns p.213 It was shot at the Hunnia Studi ...

'' (1958) * ''

Sleepless Years ''Sleepless Years'' (Hungarian: ''Álmatlan évek'') is a 1959 Hungarian drama film directed by Félix Máriássy and starring Éva Ruttkai, Géza Tordy, and Éva Vass.Rîpeanu p.91 It was shot at Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets w ...

'' (1959) * ''

The Poor Rich ''The Poor Rich'' is a 1934 American pre-Code comedy film directed by Edward Sedgwick and written by Ebba Havez and Dale Van Every. The film stars Edward Everett Horton, Edna May Oliver, Andy Devine, Leila Hyams, Grant Mitchell and Thelma Tod ...

'' (1959) * ''

Drama of the Lark ''Drama of the Lark'' () is a 1963 Hungarian drama film directed by László Ranódy. It was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival where Antal Páger won the award for Best Actor. It is based on the novel ''Pacsirta'' (translated into En ...

'' (1963) * ''

Twenty Hours ''Twenty Hours'' (, ) is a 1965 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri. The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 38th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Libr ...

'' (1965) * ''

Walls Walls may refer to: *The plural of wall, a structure * Walls (surname), a list of notable people with the surname Places * Walls, Louisiana, United States * Walls, Mississippi, United States *Walls, Ontario Perry is a township (Canada), ...

'' (1968) * ''

The Toth Family ''The Toth Family'' () is a 1969 Hungarian comedy-drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri. It was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival. Cast * Zoltán Latinovits Zoltán Latinovits (9 September 1931, in Budapest – 4 June ...

'' (1969) * ''

The Boys of Paul Street ''The Boys of Paul Street'' () is a 1969 Hungarian-American Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri and based on the 1906 young adult novel ''The Paul Street Boys'' by Ferenc Molnár. It was nominated for the Academy Aw ...

'' (1969) * ''

The Pendragon Legend ''The Pendragon Legend'' (Hungarian: A Pendragon-legenda) is a 1934 novel by the Hungarian writer Antal Szerb. The book is a philosophical thriller/comedy/murder-mystery/ghost story set first in London and then in Wales. A mystical element is di ...

'' (1974) * ''

141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence ''141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence'' () is a 1975 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri. It was entered into the 9th Moscow International Film Festival where Fábri won a Special Prize for Directing. Cast * András Bálint as ...

'' (1975) * ''

The Fifth Seal ''The Fifth Seal'' () is a 1976 film by Hungarian director Zoltán Fábri based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Hungarian author Ferenc Sánta. It won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival and it was entered into th ...

'' (1976) * ''

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

'' (1978) * '' Temporary Paradise'' (1981) * ''

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'' (1982) * ''

Titanic - Nachspiel einer Katastrophe ''Titanic - Nachspiel einer Katastrophe'' (''Titanic - Night of Catastrophe)'' is a West German television film courtroom drama that aired in 1984. Plot The film centers around the United States Senate inquiry into the sinking of the RMS ''Ti ...

'' (1984)

References

Bibliography

* Burns, Bryan. ''World Cinema: Hungary''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1996. * Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.

External links

* 1914 births 2006 deaths Hungarian cinematographers People from Eger {{Hungary-film-bio-stub