Katalin Karády

Acting

Katalin Karády

Born December 8, 1910 · Budapest, Hungary

Died February 8, 1990 · aged 79

Katalin Karády (December 8, 1910, Budapest - February 8, 1990, New York) was a Hungarian actress and singer. A leading actress in Hungarian movies made between 1939–1945, she is best known outside Hungary as an awardee of the Righteous among the Nations honorific for rescuing a number of Hungarian Jews. She started acting in 1936, taking classes from Ernő Tarnay, and Artúr Bárdos. After gaining t…

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Hot FieldsHot Fields · 1948
Hot Fields
8.51948
MovieDrama
Avary, himself a hustler, is jealous of his beautiful wife. He eavesdrops to catch Vilma, his wife, having supper with a neighbour on the terrace of their manor-house. He is about to shoot at the woman, but it is him who gets shot to death.
Deadly SpringDeadly Spring · 1939
Deadly Spring
7.41939
Movie
The subject of this film is Dr. Ivan Egry, a young man, who becomes infatuated with Edit Ralben, the beautiful, but flirtatious, daughter of a prominent man. As the two get involved romantically, problems start to plague their relationship. When they end up separating, Ivan finds comfort with Josza, a pretty girl, much more stable than Edit, but far less glamorous. When Edit eventually re-enters Ivan’s life, he can’t resist her. Unable to resolve his conflicting emotions results in an abruptly tragic finale.
Opium WaltzOpium Waltz · 1943
Opium Waltz
9.01943
Movie
Five friends, a piano-player, an actor, a critic, a doctor and a banker meet again for a twentieth school anniversary in the countryside mansion of the piano player. But the sudden arrival of an attractive woman upsets their peaceful plans...
Szováthy ÉvaSzováthy Éva · 1943
Szováthy Éva
1943
Movie
TemptationTemptation · 1941
Temptation
8.01941
MovieDrama
Dr. Kétzy, judicial council chairman, convicts the three participants of a bank-robbery. Also present is Cecil, who believes her brother to be innocent, and she vows to take revenge on Kétzy.
Külvárosi őrszobaKülvárosi őrszoba · 1942
Külvárosi őrszoba
9.01942
Movie
Hazajáró lélekHazajáró lélek · 1940
Hazajáró lélek
7.01940
MovieDrama
Halálos csókHalálos csók · 1942
Halálos csók
7.01942
Movie

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The ChallengeThe Challenge · 1942
The Challenge
7.01942
MovieDrama
The successful factory owner Sasho Kamenov marries Maria. Sasho wants to surprise Maria with a villa on the seaside. He commissions the project to architect Karshev who begins to court Maria. Kamenov sends his wife to the seaside. There Maria meets Karshev. She feels unwell in the car and the medical examination reveals that she is expecting a baby. In her joy at the news she accepts the architect's invitation to go boating. A raging storm keeps Maria at Karshev's villa. Kamenov accuses his wife of adultery and chases her away. After a while he repents and goes abroad in search of his wife... Sasho discovers his wife singing in a club in Nice. She tells him everything, he asks her to forgive him and soon the happy family makes a photograph.

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