Viktor Bánky (17 January 1899 – 13 March 1967) was a Hungarian

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and

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. He was the brother of the actress

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who enjoyed

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stardom in the 1920s. He was initially employed in the

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, then the largest in Europe, before returning to

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in 1933 when new restrictions made it harder for Hungarians to work in

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. Attributing his initial struggles to gain employment in the Hungarian film industry to discrimination against non-Jews by

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producers and directors such as

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and Ernö Gál he increasingly aligned with the

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Hungarian nationalist movement. He was involved in producing

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films and the expulsion of Jews from filmmaking. Following the end of the

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he was accused of "crimes against the people" and sentenced to six months in prison.Frey p.191 He ended up going into exile from the Communist Hungarian regime and settled in

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Selected filmography

Editor

* '' A Night in Venice'' (1934) * ''

The Students of Igloi ''The Students of Igloi'' (Hungarian: ''Iglói diákok'') is a 1935 Hungarian musical film directed by István György and starring Pál Jávor, Gyula Kabos and György Dénes.Fowler p.396 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film ...

'' (1935) * '' Dream Love'' (1935) * '' Where the Lark Sings'' (1936) * '' Fräulein Veronika'' (1936) * '' Sein letztes Modell'' (1937) * ''

The Borrowed Castle ''The Borrowed Castle'' (Hungarian: ''A kölcsönkért kastély'') is a 1937 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Piroska Vaszary, Ida Turay, and Imre Ráday.Biltereyst, Maltby & Meers p.79 The film's sets were ...

'' (1937) * ''

All Men Are Crazy ''All Men Are Crazy'' (Hungarian: ''A férfi mind örült'') is a 1937 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Mária Lázár, Pál Jávor, Piroska Vaszary and Antal Páger.Balski p.93 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios ...

'' (1937) * ''

Young Noszty and Mary Toth ''Young Noszty and Mary Toth'' (Hungarian: ''A Noszty fiú esete Tóth Marival'') is a 1938 Hungarian-German romantic comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Pál Jávor, Éva Szörényi and Erika von Thellmann. It is based on the 1909 ...

'' (1938) * ''

Barbara in America ''Barbara in America'' (Hungarian: ''Borcsa Amerikában'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Margit Dajka, Imre Hámory and Gerö Mály.Cunningham p.45 The film's sets were designed by the art director Józse ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Wrong Man ''The Wrong Man'' is a 1956 American docudrama film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles. The film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime, as described in the book ''The True S ...

'' (1938) * ''

The Witch of Leányvár ''The Witch of Leányvár'' (Hungarian: ''A leányvári boszorkány'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Éva Szörényi, Gyula Csortos and Piri Vaszary.Balski p.93 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Buda ...

'' (1938) * ''

Magda Expelled ''Magda Expelled'' (Hungarian: ''Magdát kicsapják'') is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Ida Turay, Klári Tolnay and Antal Páger (actor), Antal Páger. The film was based on a play. In 1940 it was remade in ...

'' (1938) * ''

Janos the Valiant ''Janos the Valiant'' (Hungarian: ''János vitéz'') is a 1939 Hungarian musical fantasy adventure film directed by Béla Gaál and starring Margit Dajka, Imre Palló and Ferenc Kiss.Guesnet Lupovitch & Polonsky p.308 It is inspired by the epic p ...

'' (1939) * ''

Money Is Coming ''Money Is Coming'' (Hungarian: ''Pénz áll a házhoz'') is a 1939 Hungarian comedy film directed by Béla Balogh and starring Romola Németh, Rudolf Somogyvári and Tivadar Bilicsi.Juhász p.69 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Th ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Five-Forty ''The Five-Forty'' (Hungarian: ''Öt óra 40'') is a 1939 Hungarian mystery thriller film directed by Andre de Toth and starring Maria von Tasnady, Margit Makay and Ferenc Kiss. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were ...

'' (1939) * '' András'' (1941)

Director

* ''

The Minister's Friend ''The Minister's Friend'' (Hungarian: ''A miniszter barátja'') is a 1939 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Antal Páger, Júlia Komár, Mici Erdélyi and Béla Mihályffi.Juhász p.122 It was shot at the Hunnia Stud ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Ball Is On ''The Ball Is On'' (Hungarian: ''Áll a bál'') is a 1939 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Zita Szeleczky, Erzsi Simor and Hilda Gobbi.Rîpeanu p.39 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on locat ...

'' (1939) * ''

Istvan Bors ''Istvan Bors'' (Hungarian: ''Bors István'') is a 1939 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Antal Páger, József Bihari and Klári Tolnay.Rozenblit p.213 It is based on a 1938 play by Sándor Hunyady, and was screene ...

'' (1939) * '' Yes or No?'' (1940) * '' András'' (1941) * '' The Devil Doesn't Sleep'' (1941) * ''

Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow ''Today, Yesterday and Tomorrow'' (Hungarian: ''Ma, tegnap, holnap'') is a 1941 Hungarian drama film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Pál Jávor, Artúr Somlay and Piroska Vaszary. Rîpeanu p.96 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budap ...

'' (1941) * '' Property for Sale'' (1941) * ''

Old Waltz ''Old Waltz'' (Hungarian: ''Régi keringö'') is a 1941 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Éva Szörényi, Antal Páger (actor), Antal Páger and László Szilassy.Cunningham p.45 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Bud ...

'' (1941) * '' At the Crossroads'' (1942) * '' Dr. Kovács István'' (1942) * '' Borrowed Husbands'' (1942) * '' Changing the Guard'' (1942) * '' Makacs Kata'' (1943) * ''

It Begins with Marriage ''It Begins with Marriage'' (Hungarian: ''Házassággal kezdödik'') is 1943 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Lili Muráti, Miklós Hajmássy and Gábor Rajnay.https://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/hazassaggal-kezdodik-hazas ...

'' (1943) * '' I'll Make You Happy'' (1944)

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Frey, David. ''Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

External links

* 1899 births 1967 deaths Hungarian film directors Hungarian film editors People from Tolna County Hungarian emigrants to Germany {{Hungary-film-director-stub