Emil Martonffy (1904–1983) was a Hungarian

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Selected filmography

Director * ''

It Happened in March ''It Happened in March'' (Hungarian: ''Márciusi mese'') is a 1934 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Emil Martonffi and starring Ida Turay, Imre Ráday and Lili Berky. Rîpeanu p.38 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The f ...

'' (1934) * '' Thanks for Knocking Me Down'' (1935) * ''

The Wise Mother ''The Wise Mother'' (Hungarian: ''Az okos mama'') is a 1935 Hungarian comedy film directed by Emil Martonffi and starring Antal Páger, Mici Erdélyi and Júlia Komár. Vilmos p.136 The film's sets were designed by the art director István Sz ...

'' (1935) * '' Pogányok'' (1937) * '' Rézi Friday'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * '' Duel for Nothing'' (1940) * '' The Chequered Coat'' (1940) * '' Shako and Hat'' (1941) * ''

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'' (1942) * ''

Rózsa Nemes ''Rózsa Nemes'' (Hungarian: ''Nemes Rózsa'') is a 1943 Hungarian drama film directed by Emil Martonffi and starring Elma Bulla, Erzsi Simor and Vilma Medgyaszay.Nemes p.23 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were ...

'' (1943) * '' Mouse in the Palace'' (1943) * '' A Lover of the Theatre'' (1944) * '' Loving Hearts'' (1944)

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.

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* 1904 births 1983 deaths Hungarian male screenwriters Hungarian film directors Writers from Budapest 20th-century Hungarian screenwriters {{Hungary-film-director-stub