Acting
Ádám Szirtes
Born February 10, 1925 · Tápiósáp, Hungary [now Sülysáp, Hungary]
Died July 27, 1989 · aged 64
No biography available.
Known For
Twenty Hours · 1965Twenty Hours
★ 6.21965
MovieDrama
In 1956, a crusading newspaper reporter covers the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Initially critical of the communists, the feature later espouses the virtues of social changes implemented since the invasion.
The Magic Jacket · 1973The Magic Jacket
★ 6.51973
MovieDramaAdventure
The poor little Ferkó is trying to enrich his miserable life with imaginary fairy tale figures and superstitious little stories. He suffers from diphtheria, and while he is having a visionary dream, Cinkekirály (Titmouse King) saves him from the claws of the magic Küsmödi. He expects his magic jacket to enable him to know everything at school without having studied.
Catherine' Marriage · 1950Catherine' Marriage
★ 8.01950
MovieDrama
Kis Katalin and Varga Jóska are getting married. During their honeymoon they are preparing plans for the future. Katalin, however, seems to lag behind both in her studies and the work competition, becoming a couch potato version of a wife. Jóska, instead of trying to help, does nothing else than his work.
Sparrows Are Birds Too · 1968Sparrows Are Birds Too
★ 6.21968
MovieComedy
A comedy about two twin brothers - Sándor, who emigrated and became a rich man, and Zoltán, who stayed in Hungary and lives the life of an average working-class man. When Sándor visits his twin brother, they are constantly mistaken for each other, and when Zoltán sees how differently people treat Sándor because of his money and his foreign citizenship, he begins to like being mistaken for him - until he realizes that this means he will lose his girlfriend Szöszi...
A Sunday Romance · 1957A Sunday Romance
★ 6.01957
MovieDramaRomance
The poetic love story depicting everyday life from a micro-psychological aspect takes place in the 1910s. Sándor, editor of the local paper, serves as a foot soldier on Sundays, but spends weekdays playing billiard and courting women. One Sunday afternoon - in soldier's uniform - he meets Vilma, the beautiful maid, whose honesty and chastity turns the adventure to love.
Pheasant Tomorrow · 1974Pheasant Tomorrow
★ 6.21974
MovieDramaComedy
The loving couple of this grotesque parable parody of the Kádár-regime, Mária and István row to an uninhabited, idyllic island. Soon crazy tent-pitchers swarm to the island, led by an official representative of the regime.
Cat's Play · 1974Cat's Play
★ 4.51974
MovieDramaRomance
Karoly Makk's heartbreaking story of two unmarried sisters who cast wistful glances back at their lives, but still believe in hope and love, earned an Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974. In this follow-up to the director's internationally acclaimed Love, Makk once again exhibits his extraordinary skills at drawing emotionally compelling performances from his talented female leads. Makk's film opposes the bleakness of the outside world with passion, love, and loyalty.
The Aga's Testament · 1967The Aga's Testament
★ 7.41967
MovieHistoryAdventure
In 1585 the Turks and Vallons are looting the Látrány region.


















