Ákos Ráthonyi

Ákos Ráthonyi
Born(1908-03-26)26 March 1908
Budapest, Hungary
Died6 January 1969(1969-01-06) (aged 60)
Munich, West Germany
Other namesAkos von Ratony
Occupation(s)Film director
Screenwriter
Years active1936–1968
SpouseKlári Tolnay
ChildrenZsuzsanna 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.[1] He is widely considered one of the most prominent Hungarian filmmakers of his time.[2][3][4][5][6]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Ákos Ráthonyi". Film Portal. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ Frey, David (28 February 2017). Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78673-061-9.
  3. ^ Gergely, Gábor (2 August 2017). Hungarian Film, 1929-1947: National Identity, Anti-Semitism and Popular Cinema. Amsterdam University Press. ISBN 978-90-485-3024-3.
  4. ^ Panorama du cinéma hongrois: Clés pour le cinéma hongrois (in French). Centre régional de documentation pédagogique, 6, rue Ste-Catherine. 1971.
  5. ^ Schlegel, Nicholas G. (28 January 2022). German Popular Cinema and the Rialto Krimi Phenomenon: Dark Eyes of London. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4985-7073-2.
  6. ^ Jeancolas, Jean-Pierre (1989). Cinéma hongrois: 1963-1988 (in French). Editions du Centre national de la recherche scientifique. ISBN 978-2-222-04301-0.


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