Tag: Hungary

Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)

Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau Producer: René Cleitman, Michel Seydoux, André Szöts Screenplay: Jean-Paul Rappeneau, Jean-Claude Carrière Based on: Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) by Edmond Rostand Genre: Comedy | Drama | Historical | Romantic Music: Jean-Claude Petit, Kurt Kuenne Country: France | Hungary Language:…

Alexander Korda

(1893–1956) Sir Alexander Korda, born Sándor László Kellner Filmography as Director: That Hamilton Woman 1941 Director: Alexander Korda Starring: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier     Filmography as Producer: Anna Karenina 1948 Director: Julien Duvivier Starring: Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson   Born September 16…

Michael Curtiz

(1886–1962) Mihály Kertész Filmography as Director: Casablanca 1942 Director: Michael Curtiz Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman   Born December 24 1886 Budapest (Hungary) Died April 10 1962 Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA (USA) Cause of death Cancer Buried Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) Occupation Film director Award…

Paul Lukas

(1891–1971) Filmography as Actor: Little Women 1933 Director: George Cukor Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett   Born May 26 1891 Budapest (Hungary) Died August 16 1971 Tangier (Morocco) Cause of death Heart Failure Occupation Actor Awards Academy Award Golden Globe Hollywood Walk of…

Charles Vidor

(1900–1959) Károly Vidor Filmography as Director: The Swan 1956 Director: Charles Vidor Starring: Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness   Born July 27 1900 Budapest (Hungary) Died June 4 1959 Vienna (Austria) Cause of death Heart failure Wife Evelyn Keyes (1916-2008) Occupation…

Ritratto di giovane (c.1508-1510)

Giorgione (c.1477-1510) Ritratto di giovane, Antonio Broccardo? (Portrait of a Young Man, The Broccardo Portrait) c.1508–1510 Oil on canvas, 72.5 x 54 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Even today it is difficult to define what the advent of Giorgione…

Autoritratto (c.1508)

Giorgione (c.1477-1510) Autoritratto (Self-portrait) c.1508 Oil on paper mounted on panel, 31.5 x 28.5 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest Compare: Giorgione (c.1477-1510) Autoritratto come David 1508 Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig    

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

(1837–1898) Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Herzogin in Bayern Empress consort of Austria (1854-1898) Queen consort of Hungary (1854-1898) Queen consort of Croatia (1854-1898) Queen consort of Bohemia (1854-1898) Queen consort of Lombardy–Venetia (1854-1866) Elisabeth in Film: Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti…

Miklós Rózsa

(1907–1995) Works: • Ben-Hur (1959) • El Cid (1961) • Fedora (1978) • Ivanhoe (1952) • Julius Caesar (1953) • King of Kings (1961) • Knights Of The Round Table (1953) • Lust for Life (1956) • Madame Bovary (1949)…