Ákos Ráthonyi
Ákos Ráthonyi (26 March 1908 – 6 January 1969) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Munich, West Germany.
Also recorded as Akos Rathonyi · Ákos László Dániel Ráthonyi
Ákos Ráthonyi
- Full name
- Ráthonyi Ákos László Dániel.
- Born
- 1908. · Budapest.
- Died
- 1969. · Bad Wiessee.
- Nationality
- Hungary.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, film producer, director and writer.
- Languages
- German and Hungarian.
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Ákos Ráthonyi (26 March 1908 – 6 January 1969) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Munich, West Germany.
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He is widely considered one of the most prominent Hungarian filmmakers of his time.
Dream Love (1935) Pay Up, Madam! (1937) There Are Exceptions (1937) The Lady Is a Bit Cracked (1938) Wildflowers of Gyimes (1939) Sarajevo (1940) Left-Handed Angel (1941) Katyi (1942) Once a Week (1942) Kádár Versus Kerekes (1942) Muki (1944) Renee XIV (1946, uncompleted) Unknown Sender (1950) You Have to be Beautiful (1951) Don't Blame the Stork (1954) Mrs. Warren's Profession (1960) The Devil's Daffodil (1961) Beloved Impostor (1961) The Phony American (1961) Cave of the Living Dead (1964) Take Off Your Clothes, Doll (1968)
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- 1.Ákos Ráthonyi. Film Portal.
- 2.Frey, David. Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2017-02-28. 978-1-78673-061-9.
- 3.Gergely, Gábor. Hungarian Film, 1929-1947: National Identity, Anti-Semitism and Popular Cinema. Amsterdam University Press. 2017-08-02. 978-90-485-3024-3.
- 4.Centre régional de documentation pédagogique, 6, rue Ste-Catherine. Panorama du cinéma hongrois: Clés pour le cinéma hongrois. 1971.
- 5.Schlegel, Nicholas G. German Popular Cinema and the Rialto Krimi Phenomenon: Dark Eyes of London. Rowman & Littlefield. 2022-01-28. 978-1-4985-7073-2.
- 6.Jeancolas, Jean-Pierre. Cinéma hongrois: 1963-1988. Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique. 1989. 978-2-222-04301-0.
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