Félix Podmaniczky (1914–1990) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter.[1][2] The son of a baron by background, he was also known as Felix von Podmaniczky. In 1956 he fled Communist Hungary and settled in West Germany, where he made two documentaries.
Félix Podmaniczky | |
|---|---|
 Podmaniczky in 1941 | |
| Born | 14 January 1914 |
| Died | 6 July 1990 (aged 76) |
| Occupation(s) | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1938–1961 (film) |
Selected filmography
- Castle in Transylvania (1940)
- Queen Elizabeth (1940)
- Seven Plum Trees (1940)
- The Relative of His Excellency (1941)
- The Marriage Market (1941)
- Three Bells (1941)
- Gentryfészek (1942)
- Dream Waltz (1943)
- Lejtön (1944)
References
Bibliography
- Frey, David. Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.