Acting

Margit Lukács

Born December 22, 1914

Died February 3, 2002 · aged 87

Margit Lukács was a Hungarian stage and film actress. In her early career she played female leads in a number of films, notably Dankó Pista (1940) which was screened at the Venice Film Festival. Onstage she was a longstanding member of the National Theatre in Budapest.

Known For

Pista DankóPista Dankó · 1941
Pista Dankó
★ 7.51941
MovieDramaRomance
Pista Dankó falls in love with Ilonka Jáky, the beautiful blonde lady, so his old love, Rózsi, the wild gypsy girl, puts a curse on him. Ilonka elopes with Pista and they marry. They live in difficult circumstances, but Lajos Pósa takes up the talented young man. Pista wants to recover his legendary violin, which has fallen into the possession of a Russian prince, so he goes on a tour of Russia. Here he meets Rózsi, who has become a famous dancer and now has a hold on him too. Meanwhile, Pista falls ill and returns home to die. In his last hours, a package arrives from Rosie. He plays his last song with the returned violin.
Szegény gazdagokSzegény gazdagok · 1938
Szegény gazdagok
★ 8.01938
Movie
Sunshine on the IceSunshine on the Ice · 1961
Sunshine on the Ice
★ 7.01961
MovieComedy
Klári, the dancer of the ice revue, is pursued by a mysterious admirer and his roses. Her husband, Rezső, is about to lose his wits with jealousy.
A Glass of BeerA Glass of Beer · 1955
A Glass of Beer
★ 6.21955
MovieComedy
Marci is drafted from a typical block building in the 6th district in Pest. He says good-bye to Juli living in the same house, with whom they are both very much fond of each other, but neither of them makes a confession. Juli works in a factory, and with her friend Gizus she goes out in the evening for dancing and drinking. After a year, Marci comes back for holiday, he is full of love.
Silent MonasterySilent Monastery · 1941
Silent Monastery
★ 9.01941
MovieRomance
Count Vághelyi Gusztáv is now a member of the Carthusan order. He has to be there at her ex-sweetheart's, Betti's deathbed. Longing for penitence, he recalls his life so far.
Egy gép nem tért visszaEgy gép nem tért vissza · 1943
Egy gép nem tért vissza
1943
MovieDrama
Lieutenant Gabor's plane drops intelligence officer Benkov behind enemy lines. Benkov is assisted by his sweetheart Marja, also an intelligence officer and partisan, to carry out his mission. The Gábors' next trip also takes them behind enemy lines, to photograph a hidden railway line. They prepare the shots, but are discovered, get into a firefight and have to make an emergency landing. Luckily they reach Marja's hut and Benkov hides them. The partisans discover their hiding place and Marja and Benkov are shot dead. Lieutenant Gabor covers the retreat of his comrades by sacrificing his life, so that the important recordings and Benkov's report reach their destination.
GlóriaGlória · 1982
Glória
★ 10.01982
MovieDrama
A TV movie version of István Örkény's short novel. The fate of Sister Glória, or Ilona Tarr, who has lived in a convent since her childhood, in the historical situation after 1948, when the nuns' orders were dissolved in our country. The film presents the reality of this extraordinary fate with lyrical beauty. At the age of 26, Gloria is taken out of the closed and safe world of the convent - both spiritual and everyday - and into a changing reality with shifting values. In the course of conflicts, while maintaining her individuality and integrity, she finally finds her place among everyday people.
The CentaursThe Centaurs · 1979
The Centaurs
★ 4.51979
MovieDramaHistory
A political conspiracy is brewing in an unnamed Latin American country. Everything is in play: blackmail, bribery, political assassinations, newspaper slander. The operation, code-named "Centaur", is conceived in Washington.

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