Béla Zsitkovszky (3 April 1868 - 16 September 1930) was a Hungarian cinematographer and film director. Zsitkovszky was a film pioneer notable for producing the country's first ever film The Dance (A táncz) in 1901. Zsitkovszky was a cinema projectionist who was commissioned to make a film. He shot it entirely on location as Budapest lacked a film studio.[1] In 1901 he opened the first Hungarian film laboratory.[2]
Béla Zsitkovszky | |
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| Born | 3 April 1868 |
| Died | 16 September 1930 (aged 62) |
| Other names | Gyula Antal Zágon |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Cinematographer |
| Years active | 1901 - 1918 |
Selected filmography
Cinematographer
- A Munkászubbony (1914)
- Ágyú és harang (1915)
- Lyon Lea (1915)
- The Officer's Swordknot (1915)
- The Village Rogue (1916)
- The Karthauzer (1916)
- The Laughing Saskia (1916)
- Az obsitos (1917)
- Tájfun (1917)
- Tüzpróba (1918)
- Az impresszárió (1918)
References
Bibliography
- Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
- Kulik, Karol. Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles. Virgin Books, 1990.