Géza von Cziffra

Directing

Géza von Cziffra

Born December 19, 1900 · Arad, Austria-Hungary (now Romania)

Died April 28, 1989 · aged 88

Géza von Cziffra (19 December 1900 – 28 April 1989) was a Hungarian and Austrian film director and screenwriter. Cziffra was a Banat German in origin, born in 1900 in Arad in the Banat region, at that date in the Kingdom of Hungary, now in Romania. Cziffra made films from the 1930s onwards, at first in Hungary, and from 1936 in Germany as well, where he was initially more active as a screenwrite…

Known For

Mädchen mit schwachem GedächtnisMädchen mit schwachem Gedächtnis · 1956
Mädchen mit schwachem Gedächtnis
5.51956
MovieComedy
Anny arrives in Munich to start a career as an actress, but soon ends up without money and job, sleeping on a park bench. When the police picks her up, she pretends to have amnesia and is taken to the police station. There she's surprised to get presented to her alleged parents. Not knowing yet what kind of game they play, she goes home with them and lets the rich couple coddle her.
Höllische LiebeHöllische Liebe · 1949
Höllische Liebe
8.01949
MovieComedy
In hell, equipped with the latest technological advances, the devils watch the happiness of a Viennese revue singer and her sculptor fiancé on a television screen. Some representatives are sent to Earth to seduce the singer and thus undermine the couple's love, but this soon leads to rebellion among the devilish emissaries, who want to emigrate.
Der VogelhändlerDer Vogelhändler · 1962
Der Vogelhändler
5.51962
MovieComedyRomance
Charley's AuntCharley's Aunt · 1963
Charley's Aunt
4.81963
MovieComedy
An Austrian version of the famous farce Charley's Aunt. A man impersonates his own aunt.
The Wedding HotelThe Wedding Hotel · 1944
The Wedding Hotel
10.01944
MovieComedy
A group of artists and journalists enjoy a series of romantic entanglements in a country hotel. An author, Vera von Eichberg "of whom no photo exists," has mentioned the hotel in her work, boosting its notoriety. When another female guest arrives, everyone assumes she is the author, despite her repeated assertions to the contrary.
GabrielaGabriela · 1950
Gabriela
9.01950
MovieDrama
Gabriela once a famous singer who enjoyed great success. She married, had a daughter Andrea, but pursued her career. Now that Andrea has matured into a young woman, Gabriela is overwhelmed by maternal remorse.
Die FledermausDie Fledermaus · 1962
Die Fledermaus
6.51962
MovieComedyMusic
Dr. Gabriel Eisenstein, legal counsel at Arabayam & Co., is serving an eight-day sentence in the Grinzing district prison for insulting a public official. At the same time, however, he is to attend Prince Orlofsky's ball on behalf of his employer, Basil Arabayam, posing as Marquis Renard with a fictitious wife. Said woman is to persuade the prince to donate oil-rich lands in Bakutin on the Black Sea to her, which are to be immediately transferred to Arabayam...
Melody of a Great CityMelody of a Great City · 1943
Melody of a Great City
7.81943
MovieDrama
A young woman moves to Berlin to work as a press photographer.

Filmography

Sort
Wetterleuchten über dem ZillertalWetterleuchten über dem Zillertal · 1974
Wetterleuchten über dem Zillertal
7.01974
MovieDrama
The forester Auer is found killed on a Sunday in the forest, and the police begins a feverish search for the culprit. Only pastor Gruber already knows who it is. It is Hannes Reyer, son of the richest farmer in the region, who has confessed the act of murder to him. Gruber, however, is bound to his obligation to secrecy. But when the young Ernst Nortinger is arrested under suspicion for murder, he knows what he has to do and relinquishes his priesthood in order to report Hannes to the police. But things don’t get so far, as Hannes dies in an accident during an altercation with the priest. Nonetheless, Gruber does not return to his office. In quiescence, he wants to find out whether he still can handle the burden of the priesthood. Senior pastor Bachmayer however is convinced that he will return.

Screenplay