Writing

Ákos Tolnay

Born 1903-01-18 · Szeged, Hungary

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Alessandro, sei grande! poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Alessandro, sei grande!

1940

The Scandal poster
7.0

A woman suffers ill repute when she deserts her husband for a fling with an adventurer and gives the lover jewelry to pay the hotel bill. Will the husband be understanding and forgive her?

The Scandal

1934

Dubrovsky poster
5.8

Vladimir Dubrovsky returns from St. Petersburg to his family estate, where he finds his father dying and learns that all his lands and serfs have been fraudulently taken by the owner of a neighboring estate. Having organized a detachment of peasants who refused to obey the new owner, our hero intends to restore justice and take revenge on his offender.

Dubrovsky

1959

Thunder in the City poster
6.0

A visiting American engages in a bold business promotion, the likes of which the British have not seen.

Thunder in the City

1937

The White Warrior poster
5.3

The story of Hadji Murad, a 19th-century Chechen chieftain who led his warriors in a fight against the invading forces of the Russian Czar.

The White Warrior

1959

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Il sogno di tutti

1940

No artwork available
7.0

A young man's passions are stirred by a beautiful Sicilian after his physician-wife is called away on an emergency.

Call Of The Blood

1948

Voice of Silence poster
7.0

The film follows men from all walks of life, seeking to give meaning to their lives and rediscover their inner peace during a retreat in the “House of Silence”. For three days, they meditate on their lives.

Voice of Silence

1953

Drake of England poster
6.8

Imposing Canadian-born stage actor and playwright Matherson Lang was one of the twentieth century's great Shakespearean players, and became Britain's foremost screen actor during the 1920s; in Drake of England, one of his final films, he takes the title role in Arthur Woods' portrayal of the life and times of the flamboyant piratical adventurer who founded Britain's sea fortunes. From clandestine romance at the court of Elizabeth I to conquests in the newly discovered lands of South America and spectacular victory over the Armada, Drake of England offers a panoramic overview of Drake's life.

Drake of England

1935

Two Hearts Against the Beast poster
5.9

The explorer Smith leaves with Laura, a beautiful but naive girl, in search of Professor Berti, who mysteriously disappeared in Africa in the midst of one of his researches.

Two Hearts Against the Beast

1943

The Golden Madonna poster
6.0

Patricia (Phyllis Calvert) throws away a painting members of her Italian village consider to be extremely lucky. She goes to great lengths in her attempts to locate it again and bring it back.

The Golden Madonna

1949

La gerla di papà Martin poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

La gerla di papà Martin

1940

No artwork available
6.8

In this espionage drama, a Secret Service agent must discover who has been smuggling British arms into China. The prime suspect is a prosperous Chinese merchant-philanthropist and the agent thinks the merchant is working with the notorious Chinese guerilla warlord General Ling.

The Wife of General Ling

1937

Return of a Stranger poster
6.0

James Martin and Carol Wall have plans to elope, but a fight with her father's solicitor ends in murder committed by an unknown third-party, and Martin is hunted for the crime, knowing the solicitor was alive when he left him. Carol refuses to speak to him, and he escapes on a ship to South Africa. There, he is the victim of an accident that disfigures his face, and he returns to England to clear his name, believing he won't be recognized. Other than by everybody who knew him, it turns out.

Return of a Stranger

1937

A Parisian in Rome poster
8.3

The story follows Riccardo, an Austrian pianist studying in Rome and engaged to local woman Fiorella, who has a brief encounter with French tourist Germaine, igniting a love triangle involving misunderstandings, a false arrest, and romantic schemes. Starring Barbara Laage as Germaine, Alberto Sordi as Alberto, Anna Maria Ferrero as Fiorella, and Erwin Strahl as Riccardo, the film blends humor with lighthearted drama set against the backdrop of Rome's iconic landmarks. Paul Hörbiger plays Professor Roth, serving as a stern mentor to the protagonist Riccardo and delivering comic relief via his rigid academic counsel amid the story's chaotic love triangle.

A Parisian in Rome

1954

La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza

1941

Altura poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Altura

1949

Villa da vendere poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Villa da vendere

1941

Il chiromante poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Il chiromante

1941

Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto poster
10.0

Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto is a 1941 Italian historical drama film directed by Goffredo Alessandrini and starring Amedeo Nazzari, Clara Calamai and Lamberto Picasso. Nazzari portrays the painter Caravaggio as a wayward genius. It was one of his favourite screen roles.

Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto

1941

No artwork available
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Madrid de mis sueños

1942