Jenö Csepreghy (1912–1978) was a Hungarian

film director A film director or filmmaker is a person who controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfillment of that Goal, vision. The director has a key role ...

and

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. He gained his initial experience working in the United States before returning to Hungary in 1933 where he worked in a variety of roles, including

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. Promoted to director, he made six films including the

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Hungary's Revival ''Hungary's Revival'' (Hungary: ''Magyar Feltámadás'') is a 1939 Hungarian war drama film directed by Jenö Csepreghy and Ferenc Kiss and starring Anna Tõkés, Manyi Kiss and Gyula Benkö.https://www.hangosfilm.hu/filmografia/magyar-feltamada ...

'' in 1939. After his last Hungarian film '' Money Talks'' in 1940 he emigrated to Britain and worked in several other countries. He worked on the 1951

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film ''

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'' as editor under the name John Shepridge.Callow p.83 His brother Béla Csepreghy was also a filmmaker.

Selected filmography

* ''

Family Bonus ''Family Bonus'' (Hungarian: ''Családi pótlék'') is a 1937 Hungarian comedy film directed by Jenö Csepreghy and starring Magda Kun, Steven Geray and Gerö Mály.Juhász p.72 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Cast * Magda Kun as ...

'' (1937) * ''

Bence Uz ''Bence Uz'' (Hungarian: ''Uz Bence'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by Jenö Csepreghy and starring Pál Jávor, Bella Bordy and László Szilassy.Judson & Rozenblit p.213 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film ...

'' (1938) * ''

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 ...

'' (1938) * ''

'' (1939) * '' Money Talks'' (1940) * ''

'' (1951)

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Callow, Simon. ''Orson Welles: One Man Band''. Vintage, 2016.

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* 1912 births 1978 deaths Hungarian film editors Hungarian film directors Film people from Budapest Hungarian emigrants to Spain {{Hungary-film-director-stub