Zoltán Várkonyi
Zoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian actor and film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Four years later, he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Zoltán Várkonyi
Fortepan / Szalay Zoltán · FOTO:FORTEPAN / Zoltán Szalay · FOTO:Fortepan — ID 146818: Adományozó/Donor: Szalay Zoltán. · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Born
- 1912 · Budapest.
- Died
- 1979 · Budapest.
- Nationality
- Hungary
- Occupation
- screenwriter · actor · theatre manager · director · pedagogue
- Fields
- acting · film · theatre · directing
- Education
- University of Theatre and Film Arts · New York Film Academy
- Honours
- Kossuth Prize · Meritorius Artist of Hungary · Great Artist of Hungary Award
- Languages
- Hungarian
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Zoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian actor and film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Four years later, he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow International Film Festival.
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Zoltán Várkonyi (1912–1979) was a Hungarian actor, director and film actor, among other activities. The actor was born and died in Budapest.
Zoltán Várkonyi studied at New York Film Academy and University of Theatre and Film Arts. The actor held the position of rector. Zoltán Várkonyi was active in acting, directing and film.
Languages used include Hungarian. The actor received Great Artist of Hungary Award, Kossuth Prize and Meritorius Artist of Hungary.
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Director
Director
Zoltán Várkonyi studied at University of Theatre and Film Arts and New York Film Academy. The recorded working language is Hungarian. The field of work recorded is acting, film and theatre. Positions recorded include rector. Distinctions recorded are Kossuth Prize, Meritorius Artist of Hungary and Great Artist of Hungary Award.
West Zone (1952) A Strange Mask of Identity (1955) Pillar of Salt (1958) Crime at Dawn (1960) Foto Háber (1963) Kárpáthy Zoltán (1966) Stars of Eger (1968) Szemtől szembe (1970)
Actor
Actor
The Dream Car (1934) My Daughter Is Different (1937) The Mysterious Stranger (1937) Black Diamonds (1938) Rosemary (1938) Stars of Variety (1939) The Perfect Man (1939) Princess of the Puszta (1939) The Unquiet Night (1940) Gül Baba (1940) The Schoolmistress (1945) West Zone (1952) Erkel (1952) Don Juan's Last Adventure (1958) Iron Flower (1958) Story of My Foolishness (1966) Kárpáthy Zoltán (1966)
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1979
Zoltán Várkonyi died at Budapest.
Screenwriter
Hot Fields (1949)
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- 1.2nd Moscow International Film Festival (1961). MIFF.
- 2.4th Moscow International Film Festival (1965). MIFF.
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- Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
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