Gyula Hernádi
Gyula Hernádi (23 August 1926 – 21 July 2005) was a Hungarian writer and screenwriter. He wrote for 36 films between 1965 and 2005, mostly for director Miklós Jancsó. He also wrote many novels, mostly surrealistic science fiction or horror stories with unique twists.
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Gyula Hernádi

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- Name
- Gyula Hernádi
- Born
- 23 August 1926
- Birthplace
- Oroszvár, Hungary (now Rusovce, Slovakia)
- Died
- 21 July 2005
- Place of death
- Budapest, Hungary
- Occupation
- Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Fields
- Hungarian literature · film screenwriting · film acting
- Education
- Czuczor Gergely Benedictine High School and Dormitory · Eötvös Loránd University
- Honours
- József Attila Prize · Szép Ernő award
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Gyula Hernádi studied at Czuczor Gergely Benedictine High School and Dormitory and Eötvös Loránd University. The recorded working language is Hungarian. The field of work recorded is Hungarian literature, film screenwriting and film acting. Distinctions recorded are József Attila Prize and Szép Ernő award.

Hernádi Gyula magyar író, forgatókönyvíró, és leány Krisztina.
Lenke Szilágyi

Hernádi Gyula magyar író, forgatókönyvíró.
Lenke Szilágyi
Key facts
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• Name — Gyula Hernádi • Born — 23 August 1926 • Birthplace — Oroszvár, Hungary (now Rusovce, Slovakia) • Died — 21 July 2005 • Place of death — Budapest, Hungary • Occupation — Screenwriter • Years Active — 1965–2005
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Gyula Hernádi, a writer, was born on 23 August 1926 in Oroszvár (Haute Hongrie) and died on 20 July 2005 in Budapest. Both events are recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• The Round-Up (1965) • The Confrontation (1969) • Red Psalm (1971) • Electra, My Love (1974) • The Fortress (1979) • Season of Monsters (1987) • Jesus Christ's Horoscope (1989)
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Gyula Hernádi is recorded with the occupation film screenwriter. Recorded as having studied at Czuczor Gergely Benedictine High School and Dormitory and Eötvös Loránd University.
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1926
Gyula Hernádi was born on 23 August 1926.
2005
Gyula Hernádi died on 21 July 2005.
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- “Gyula Hernádi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Formation and teaching. Hernádi studied at Czuczor Gergely Benedictine High School and Dormitory and Eötvös Loránd University. Connected to 1 other published record in the VALÉORINE Encyclopedia.
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