Lajos Básti

Acting

Lajos Básti

Born 1911-11-17 · Keszthely, Hungary

Acting credits

Story of My Foolishness poster
10.0

The celebrated actor considers his wife a nitwits actress of a mediocre talent. But an influential playwright, a friend of theirs, has written a play with the main role designed for her, Kati, particularly. Its title is "The Most Intelligent Woman in the World". On the day of the first night performance Kati recalls their past, the times she had together with her husband.

Story of My Foolishness

1966

A Hungarian Nabob 2: Karpathy Zoltan poster
7.3

On the novel by Mór Jókai. The first half of the XVIII century. Several decades of life of a noble family Karpati.

A Hungarian Nabob 2: Karpathy Zoltan

1966

Hasty Marriage poster
8.0

The protagonists of a comic Romeo and Juliet story full of gags are two widowed pensioners. Nádor and Mrs. Komáromi meet in the cemetery while mourning their dead spouses and they fall in love.

Hasty Marriage

1968

Walking to Heaven poster
8.5

If there has ever been pure and undestroyable love, this is it. That is how Imre and Vera feel. The talented chemist loses his best friend for the girl's sake, then gives up his profession, only to be able to stay in the capital with Vera. But the young actress at the beginning of her career is neglected. Imre accepts an uninteresting, but well-paying position. They seem to be happy together.

Walking to Heaven

1959

A Hungarian Nabob poster
7.4

On the novel by Mór Jókai. The first half of the XVIII century. Several decades of life of a noble family Karpati.

A Hungarian Nabob

1966

The Man of Gold poster
7.0

Az Aranyember (The Man of Gold) was based on a novel by Jokai, at one time Hungary's foremost storyteller. Set in the early 19th century, the story revolves around Timar (Ferenc Kiss), a ferryman on a Danish tugboat. Rescuing the daughter (Marisa Kormos) of a Turkish nobleman from a watery grave, Timar is rewarded with the girl's hand in marriage. Now rich beyond his wildest dreams, our hero finds he is unsatisfied; it seems he has never forgotten his true love, flower girl Noemi (Anna Fuzes). Timar is forced to suffer mightily until he is finally permitted a tender reunion with the girl of his dreams.

The Man of Gold

1936

Crime at Dawn poster
10.0

Private inspector Hável happens to travel on the train which is attacked at Biatorbágy. His attention is drawn to a suspicious man, and in the next few days he confirms that it was indeed him who committed the crime. Yet the police accuses not the lunatic Marschalkó but the communists. Summary justice is declared.

Crime at Dawn

1960

Darkness in Daytime poster
10.0

In 1963 in Tihany, somebody addresses the writer Gábor Náday. He is reminded of a night drive in 1944 that saved his life. Painful memories start coming to Náday.

Darkness in Daytime

1963

The Siege of Beszterce poster
7.8

The film evokes count Pongrácz, who, as late as the 19th century, managed to live a life, which reminds one of his medieval ancestor's values. He acts in defiance of the town by fighting his own battle against it, having been offended by the town.

The Siege of Beszterce

1948

The Superior Maiden poster
8.0

The millionaire grandson of entrepreneur Dénes Bartos is hired as a tutor. Gábor Horváth Horváth of Monori, a doctor, drops his Monori name and goes down to Bartos Castle as Gábor Horváth to earn money to become independent of his industrialist father. His apprentice Gyurika is not the cutest kid, it has to be said, but his sister Lilian is really beautiful... And that's enough for a romantic, peaceful film.

The Superior Maiden

1936

Abigél poster
8.1

No synopsis available yet.

Abigél

1978

No artwork available
NR

A successful architect meets a university student 30 years younger than him. They start a complicated, whirlwind relationship.

Burok

1972

Late Season poster
8.8

Against the backdrop of the Adolph Eichmann trials, an elderly paraplegic pharmacist is summoned to the police station, where he believes that his hidden wartime guilt has caught up with him, unaware that it is all in fact an elaborate practical joke.

Late Season

1967

III. Béla poster
7.0

Hungarian TV movie about King Béla III of Hungary

III. Béla

1974

One hundred and first senator poster
10.0

Senator Fromm summoned to court, as it became known that he was involved in the Bobbi Beykera, the Secretary of the Democratic majority in the Senate. He is accused of stealing money from the fund of the party of bribing senators, blackmail, in tax evasion and other fraud. Investigation of the case of Senator Fromm leads the FBI. Parallel to this matter do Fromm's secretary and progressive journalist, her friend. They got incriminating documents closely related to senators in politics. But FBI agents taking care of the honor of politicians, millionaires do their best to hush up the case, and removed out of the way of those who want to tell people the truth.

One hundred and first senator

1967

Military Band poster
8.5

Merry soldiers arrive in the sleepy Transdanubian town. The cynical woman-hunter, Ferdinándy, learns to know doctor Barlay's beautiful wife at a carnival. She lives a happy married life, and the attentions of the lieutenant are all in vain.

Military Band

1961

Changing Clouds poster
NR

At the end of World War II, Bálint, a deserter tries to obtain forged papers. He gets involved in funny adventures

Changing Clouds

1967

Azurexpress poster
7.0

On the night before his wedding Tamás, a young teacher, saves a lonely girl named Teri from committing suicide. Since she has nowhere to go, he takes her back to his apartment and gives her some money. Another chance encounter with the girl complicates Tamás's honeymoon.

Azurexpress

1938

Hi, Junior! poster
7.4

Everyone loves little Junior, but nobody has time for him. So Junior decides to find Time with the help of his friends - dwarves.

Hi, Junior!

1971

120 Kilometers an Hour poster
7.3

Marianne, the daughter of Banker Turner, is a modern woman, driving her car - as well as through her life - with breathtaking speed.

120 Kilometers an Hour

1937

Tommy poster
9.0

Her husband, a talented engineer, having been killed in an accident years ago in America, Mrs. Gáldy, a widower, lives in poverty in a small village with Tomi, her little son.

Tommy

1936

Temporarily Broke poster
9.0

Comedy in the early 20th century about switching the lives.

Temporarily Broke

1938

Historical Private Affairs poster
9.0

A light comedy of four love-stories. Mary's search for happiness has always been influenced by history. Her first husband, Halász, makes his point with two slaps in an argument and Mary wants a divorce immediately. But this is not enough to get a divorce, so she asks her boss, Endre Horváth, to prove Maria's adultery by perjury. After a few years, Mari is questioned by the couple about her divorce, but then Comrade Bor comes to her rescue and eventually marries the pretty woman. However, László Bor soon goes to prison and is the victim of a plane crash. Pál Zalán, a journalist, is the woman's soul mate...

Historical Private Affairs

1969

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

A tenger csendje

1965