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Tamás Major
Tamás Major (26 January 1910 – 13 April 1986) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He also acted as the director of the Hungarian National Theatre from 1945 to 1962. Selected filmography * ''A szüz és a gödölye'' (1941) - István, Huber fiatalabb fia * '' A Strange Marriage'' (1951) - Jezsuita * '' Erkel'' (1952) - Kölcsey Ferenc * ''Crime at Dawn'' (1960) - Halmágyi * ''Az utolsó vacsora'' (1962) * ''Miért rosszak a magyar filmek?'' (1964) - Póczik * ''Világos feladja'' (1964) - Mr. Borowski * '' Az Életbe táncoltatott leány'' (1964) - A képmutogató * ''Mit csinált Felséged 3-tól 5-ig?'' (1964) - Narrator * ''Car Crazy'' (1965) - Igazgató * ''A köszívü ember fiai'' (1965) - Baradlay Kázmér * '' The Corporal and the Others'' (1965) - Albert * ''Nem'' (1965) - Lakásügyi elõadó * ''Minden kezdet nehéz'' (1966) * ''Hideg napok'' (1966) - Grassy ezredes * '' And Then The Guy...'' (1966) - Xandor * ''Egy magyar nábob'' (1966) - Griffard * ''Sellö a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, second-largest city on the river Danube. The estimated population of the city in 2025 is 1,782,240. This includes the city's population and surrounding suburban areas, over a land area of about . Budapest, which is both a List of cities and towns of Hungary, city and Counties of Hungary, municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of and a population of 3,019,479. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary. The history of Budapest began when an early Celts, Celtic settlement transformed into the Ancient Rome, Roman town of Aquincum, the capital of Pannonia Inferior, Lower Pannonia. The Hungarian p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Nights Of Love (1967 Film)
''Three Nights of Love'' (Hungarian: ''Egy szerelem három éjszakája'') is a 1967 Hungarian war drama film directed by György Révész and starring Vera Venczel, Benedek Tóth and Iván Darvas.Cowie & Elley p.248 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Romvári. Cast * Vera Venczel as Júlia * Benedek Tóth as Róbert * Iván Darvas as Boldizsár * Zoltán Latinovits Zoltán Latinovits (9 September 1931, in Budapest – 4 June 1976, in Balatonszemes) was a Hungarian actor. Early life His mother divorced his father Oszkár Latinovits in 1941 and married István Frenreisz, a medical doctor, with whom she ha ... as Menyhért * Imre Sinkovits as Gáspár * Philippe Forquet as Gilbert * Zoltán Makláry as Old painter * Ferenc Kállai as Detective * Tamás Major as Lajos, Head waiter * Ilona Béres as Melitta * Gyula Bodrogi as Sándorka * Zoltán Greguss as Husband of Melitta Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1986 Deaths
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1910 Births
Events January * January 6 – Abé language, Abé people in the French West Africa colony of Côte d'Ivoire rise against the colonial administration; the rebellion is brutally suppressed by the military. * January 8 – By the Treaty of Punakha, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan becomes a protectorate of the British Empire. * January 11 – Charcot Island is discovered by the Antarctic expedition led by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charcot on the ship ''Pourquoi-Pas (1908), Pourquoi Pas?'' Charcot returns from his expedition on February 11. * January 12 – Great January Comet of 1910 first observed (perihelion: January 17). * January 15 – Amidst the constitutional crisis caused by the House of Lords rejecting the People's Budget the January 1910 United Kingdom general election is held resulting in a hung parliament with neither Liberals nor Conservatives gaining a majority. * January 21 – 1910 Great Flood of Paris, The Great Flood of Paris begins when the Seine over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My First Two Hundred Years
''My First Two Hundred Years'' () is a 1985 Hungarian drama film directed by Gyula Maár. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Zoltán Bezerédi as Pál Királyhegyi * Anna Kubik as Maud * László Márkus as Krausz * Béla Both as Krausz * Jiří Adamíra as Film producer * Mari Törőcsik as A filmcézár felesége * Ferenc Paláncz as Surányi testvér * Gábor Nagy as Nyilas tiszt * György Kézdy as Henrik * László Csákányi as Kondor * Kati Sír as Nyilas pártszolgálatosnő * János Gálvölgyi as Német tiszt * Gyula Benkő as Kegyelmes úr * Endre Harkányi as Ernő * Péter Andorai Péter Andorai (25 April 1948 – 1 February 2020) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than 90 films since 1975. He starred in the 1980 film '' Bizalom'', which was entered into the 30th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won t ... as Betörő References External links * 1985 films 1980s Hungarian-language films 1985 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonel Redl
''Colonel Redl'' ( (original title); ) is a 1985 biographical drama film by Hungarian director István Szabó. The plot, set in the period before World War I, follows the rise of Alfred Redl, an officer in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Redl, who comes from a humble background, enters military school as a boy and an illustrious military career comes his way by virtue of his loyalty to the crown. He is appointed the head of an intelligence-gathering unit, but his attraction to men eventually causes his downfall. The screenplay, loosely inspired by British playwright John Osborne's play '' A Patriot for Me'', charts the rise of inter-ethnic tensions in Austro-Hungary, which were to bring about the assassination in Sarajevo and the empire's eventual disintegration. The film stars Klaus Maria Brandauer, Jan Niklas and Gudrun Landgrebe. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film and won the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival in 1985. Plot Alfred Redl, a Ruthenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mephisto (1981 Film)
''Mephisto'' is a 1981 German-language political drama film co-written and directed by István Szabó, and based on the novel of the same name by Klaus Mann. It stars Klaus Maria Brandauer as a German stage actor (modelled on Gustaf Gründgens) who finds unexpected success and mixed blessings in the popularity of his performance in a Faustian play as the Nazis take power in pre-Second World War Germany. As his associates and friends flee or are forced underground by the Nazi regime, the popularity of his character ends up superseding his own existence, until he finds that his best performance is keeping up appearances for his Nazi patrons. The film was a co-production of Hungarian, Austrian, and West German studios; starring German and Hungarian-speaking actors. It premiered in Budapest on 11 February 1981 and received widespread acclaim from critics, winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign-Language Film, the first Hungarian picture to do so. Brandauer's performance earned h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo The Hippo
''Hugo the Hippo'' () is a 1975 animated film produced by the Pannónia Filmstúdió of Hungary and co-produced in the United States by Brut Productions, a division of French perfume company Faberge. It was released in Hungary in 1975 and in the United States in 1976 by 20th Century Fox (as its first animated feature film distribution). The film was directed by William Feigenbaum and József Gémes (who directed the animation). Plot The harbor of Zanzibar becomes infested with a gang of vicious great white sharks, which makes it impossible for trading ships to dock. In an attempt to fix the problem, the Sultan charges his advisor, Aban-Khan, to bring twelve hippopotamus into the harbor to keep the sharks away. His idea works well enough, but once the hippos are no longer a novelty and the people no longer feed them, they begin to starve. After the hungry hippos rampage through the city looking for food, Aban-Khan brutally slaughters all the hippos except one, a baby hippo na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pendragon Legend (film)
''The Pendragon Legend'' (Hungarian: ''A Pendragon legenda'') is a 1974 Hungarian thriller film directed by György Révész and starring Zoltán Latinovits, Iván Darvas and Teri Tordai. It is based on the 1934 novel '' The Pendragon Legend'' by Antal Szerb. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Cast * Zoltán Latinovits Zoltán Latinovits (9 September 1931, in Budapest – 4 June 1976, in Balatonszemes) was a Hungarian actor. Early life His mother divorced his father Oszkár Latinovits in 1941 and married István Frenreisz, a medical doctor, with whom she ha ... as Dr. János Bátky * Iván Darvas as Earl of Gwynedd * Teri Tordai as Eileen St. Claire * Marianna Moór as Lene Kretzsch * Béla Timár as Osborne Pendragon * Judit Halász as Cynthia Pendragon * Ferenc Kállai as Dr. Rehmer / Reverend * István Bujtor as George Maloney * Tamás Major as James Morvin * Nóra Tábori as Mrs. Burt / Psychic * Ila Schütz as Jenny * Cecília Esz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football Of The Good Old Days
Football of the Good Old Days () is a 1973 Hungarian comedy film, which was based on Iván Mándy's novel 'A pálya szélén' (On the side of the field). Directed by Pál Sándor. The catchphrase of the film: We need a team! In 2012, it was included among the best 53 Hungarian works selected by members of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. Plot The film takes place in Budapest in 1924. Ede Minarik, who is running a laundry operation, has only one passion: soccer. He dreams of his team, Csabagyöngye, getting into the first division against Fősör's team. For this purpose, he would be willing to sacrifice everything he has. But he has nothing, not even a whole team. The team is just like the age they live in. But even then, "you need a team!" The end of the film recalls an actual event: the national team from the Paris Olympics, which suffered a 3-0 defeat by Egypt, is waiting at the train station. Cast * Dezső Garas - Ede Minarik, laundry operator * Tamás Major - Mr. Ker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trotta (film)
''Trotta'' is a 1971 West German film directed by Johannes Schaaf. It is based on the 1938 novel ''Die Kapuzinergruft'' ('' The Emperor's Tomb'') by Austrian author Joseph Roth. It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the 45th Academy Awards The 45th Academy Awards were presented Tuesday, March 27, 1973, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, honoring the best films of 1972. The ceremonies were presided over by Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Charlton Heston, an ... for Best Foreign Language Film, but did not receive a nomination.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences It was also entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * András Bálint - Trotta * Elma Bulla * Rosemarie Fendel - Almarin * István Iglódi * Doris Kunstmann - Elisabeth Kovacs * Tamás Major * Liliana Nelska * Mari Törőcsik See also * List of submissions to the 45th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film * List of Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
