István Velenczei

Acting

István Velenczei

Born March 7, 1925

Died April 19, 2006 · aged 81

István Velenczey (Budapest, March 7, 1925 – April 19, 2006) was a Hungarian actor and theater director, winner of the Jászai Mari Award.

Known For

A Hungarian NabobA Hungarian Nabob · 1966
A Hungarian Nabob
7.41966
MovieDramaHistory
On the novel by Mór Jókai. The first half of the XVIII century. Several decades of life of a noble family Karpati.
Alba RegiaAlba Regia · 1961
Alba Regia
10.01961
MovieDrama
A Hungarian doctor, Dr. Hajnal, who always considered himself out of politics, falls in love with the Soviet intelligence agent, the radio operator Alba, operating in the occupied Wehrmacht of Hungary. By accident, the radio operator is hiding in the doctor’s house. Hainal is drawn into a life-threatening confrontation with the Germans. A difficult question arises before him: to remain neutral when people die around and Alba is threatened with death, or to remain an honest person — to make his personal choice and take part in this struggle.
Oh, Bloody LifeOh, Bloody Life · 1984
Oh, Bloody Life
5.81984
MovieDramaComedy
The Hungarian Oh, Bloody Life reflects on the heavy emotional toll taken by the repressive Stalin regime. Dorotya Udvaros plays a young actress from a high-born family. The government bias against persons of wealth threatens to destroy her career before it begins. As a final blow, she is threatened with deportation. The exasperation inherent in the film's title is only the tip of the iceberg.
Pillar of SaltPillar of Salt · 1958
Pillar of Salt
9.01958
MovieDrama
In 1944, Feri Margittai escapes from the front, but his mother sends him away from home.
On Home GroundsOn Home Grounds · 1969
On Home Grounds
8.71969
MovieComedy
This ironic comedy is set in the god-forsaken Kiskúnbékás, at the end of the fifties. There are no jobs, the town's "golden team", who once were third class national soccer players have scattered
Military BandMilitary Band · 1961
Military Band
8.51961
MovieDrama
Merry soldiers arrive in the sleepy Transdanubian town. The cynical woman-hunter, Ferdinándy, learns to know doctor Barlay's beautiful wife at a carnival. She lives a happy married life, and the attentions of the lieutenant are all in vain.
The Round-UpThe Round-Up · 1966
The Round-Up
7.21966
MovieDramaHistory
After the failure of the Kossuth's revolution of 1848, people suspected of supporting the revolution are sent to prison camps. Years later, partisans led by outlaw Sándor Rózsa still run rampant. Although the authorities do not know the identities of the partisans, they round up suspects and try to root them out by any means necessary.
Two Half-Times in HellTwo Half-Times in Hell · 1961
Two Half-Times in Hell
7.71961
MovieWarDrama
To celebrate Hitler's birthday, a soccer match is organised between the Germans and a group of Hungarian political prisoners, one of whom is a famous pre-war football star.

Filmography

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Nyugati övezetNyugati övezet · 1952
Nyugati övezet
7.01952
MovieDramaThriller
Prof. Laurent Akush from the Institute of Geophysics is working on a device that can be used to locate coal underground. For successful work he needs a tube XCX13, it is available in the West, but foreign firms sabotage the supply of the device. In his institute there is an enemy engaged in sabotage, but the professor does not believe in enemies. He believes that this is propaganda, science is above ideology, and that "scientists are made of a different dough." Laurent Akush receives an invitation to the international geological congress in Berlin, there he hopes to meet an old American friend, the scientist McLane. He takes with him his assistant Ferenc Ervish and a young Stakhanovite worker, Ishvan Kadosh. The professor does not yet know that in Berlin, Colonel Thompson of American intelligence is preparing a trap for him.

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Másfél millióMásfél millió · 1964
Másfél millió
10.01964
MovieComedy
Mihai Toth worked for forty years as a watchman in a timber warehouse. On his last watch, there was a fire: the warehouse burned to the ground. The damage amounted to one and a half million forints. It was a terrible blow to Mihai, who had worked honestly all his life. Suddenly it turns out that Mihai has won one and a half million forints in a lottery. Wanting to save his good name, he wants to deposit this sum in the state treasury. But it turned out to be not so easy: the cause of the fire has not been established and Mihai's guilt has not been proved. That's why nobody had the right to take money from him. For a long time Mihai wandered from one institution to another with a request to accept money from him, but everything was in vain. Then the old man tried a trick...