Known for
Igéző portrays the life of the unsociable stranger , András, who arrives at the place of his exile and slowly makes friends with Miska, the charcoal-burner.
The Spell
1970
7.5The triumphant adventures of the Hungarian baron Münchausen are recounted in the form of a musical.
János Háry
1965
10.0A visually stunning all-Hungarian production of Bartok's only opera, memorably led by Sir Georg Solti, one of the composer's greatest interpreters. The great Hungarian maestro, Sir Georg Solti, conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a film version of one of the great Hungarian masterpieces of the 20th century. An all-Hungarian cast, led by the celebrated soprano Sylvia Sass as Judith.
A kékszakállú herceg vára
1981
8.0Archduke Rudolf, the only son of Franz Joseph, the pretender to the Habsburg Empire, was found dead in the hunting lodge at Mayerling on 30 January 1889. For a long time, few people knew the circumstances of his death; the public could only speculate. There was talk of failing health, murder for political reasons or out of fear of love, suicide...
Der Kronprinz
1989
8.0Kálmán Imre's beloved operetta comes to the screen in this comedy of music, marriage and class set in Budapest and Vienna before the outbreak of the First World War, recorded at the Budapest Opera in 1963.
Gypsy Princess
1971
Hungarian version of Beethoven's opera
Fidelio
1991
Behind the camera
Igéző portrays the life of the unsociable stranger , András, who arrives at the place of his exile and slowly makes friends with Miska, the charcoal-burner.
The Spell
1970
7.5The triumphant adventures of the Hungarian baron Münchausen are recounted in the form of a musical.
János Háry
1965
10.0A visually stunning all-Hungarian production of Bartok's only opera, memorably led by Sir Georg Solti, one of the composer's greatest interpreters. The great Hungarian maestro, Sir Georg Solti, conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra in a film version of one of the great Hungarian masterpieces of the 20th century. An all-Hungarian cast, led by the celebrated soprano Sylvia Sass as Judith.
A kékszakállú herceg vára
1981
8.0Archduke Rudolf, the only son of Franz Joseph, the pretender to the Habsburg Empire, was found dead in the hunting lodge at Mayerling on 30 January 1889. For a long time, few people knew the circumstances of his death; the public could only speculate. There was talk of failing health, murder for political reasons or out of fear of love, suicide...
Der Kronprinz
1989
8.0Kálmán Imre's beloved operetta comes to the screen in this comedy of music, marriage and class set in Budapest and Vienna before the outbreak of the First World War, recorded at the Budapest Opera in 1963.
Gypsy Princess
1971
Hungarian version of Beethoven's opera
Fidelio
1991
Hungarian version of Beethoven's opera
Fidelio
1991
6.5A World War II-style "war game" setting the wealthy customers against skilled mercenaries goes awry when the simulated war gets too real.
The Fortress
1979
6.5A World War II-style "war game" setting the wealthy customers against skilled mercenaries goes awry when the simulated war gets too real.
The Fortress
1979
A travelling man meets a waitress at a roadside cafe. Based on a one-act play by Ferenc Karinthy.
Dunakanyar
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Adaptation of Thomas Mann's novella.
Trisztán
1976
Adaptation of Thomas Mann's novella.
Trisztán
1976
10.0Starting with the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Adam, Eve and Lucifer travel through history, from Ancient Egypt through the nineteenth century, into a distant and uncertain future.
The Tragedy of Man
1969
NRThe great Georg Solti conducts a spectacular studio production of this masterpiece of 20th century opera. Two internationally celebrated Hungarian opera stars perform Bartók's darkly psychological parable with searing dramatic intensity.
Bluebeard's Castle
1981
A short film made to the music of Béla Bartók's famous ballet, Der wunderbare Mandarin (The Wonderful Mandarin).
Csodálatos mandarin
1970
