Katalin Berek
Biography: Katalin Berek, known as Kati (7 October 1930 – 26 February 2017) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1950 and 2001. She starred in the 1975 film Adoption, which won the Golden Bear at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: October 07, 1930
Deathday: February 26, 2017
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The Martyrdom of St. John
1966-03-24
The Martyrdom of St. John
Overview: Story of a young teacher starting to work in rural Hungary
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1966-03-24
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Adoption
1975-09-25
Adoption
Overview: When middle-aged Kata realises that her life will only be complete if she has a baby of her own, her longstanding-but-married boyfriend Joska refuses to comply. But by developing an unlikely friendship with the angst-ridden teenage orphan Anna, who is also involved in a controversial relationship, Kata discovers aspects of herself, and her role as a woman, that have gone unexamined throughout her entire, lonely life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1975-09-25
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Stephen, the King
1984-04-19
Stephen, the King
Overview: István, a király ("Stephen, the King") is a Hungarian rock opera written by Levente Szörényi (music) and János Bródy (lyrics), based on the life of Saint Stephen of Hungary. The storyline was based on the play Ezredforduló (Turn of the Millennium) by Miklós Boldizsár, who co-wrote the libretto. The opera was first staged in 1983 on an open-air stage in Budapest. This first performance was also made into a 1984 film, directed by Gábor Koltay, and its music released on an album. The musical became a smash hit and is still very popular in Hungary and among Hungarian minorities in neighboring countries.
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1984-04-19
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Nine Months
1976-11-25
Nine Months
Overview: Juli, who works in a brick factory, begins a romantic relationship with her boss, to whom she hides the fact that she has a son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1976-11-25
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Shaman
1977-02-19
Shaman
Overview: The film is a lyrical series of associations compiled from documentaries. Márkus, the actor is shut in his own flat by his wife by accident. While learning his part, on the wings of poetic intuition his imagination tours the great landscapes of the soul, the mystery of human existence.
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Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1977-02-19
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The Upthrown Stone
1969-04-17
The Upthrown Stone
Overview: An aspiring film student is denied a scholarship to the state-funded university when his father is thrown in jail. The man had stopped a train in order to facilitate the union between two old friends. The son then takes a job as a land surveyor and meets a Greek man who works towards the collective benefits of the peasants. The man is killed in a peasant uprising prompted by a bureaucratic boondoggle. The surveyor looks after the man's widow as his emerging political and social awareness leads him take a stand against government injustice. Another incident, in which gypsies are rounded up by state hygiene workers, further galvanizes the man's beliefs. He photographs the incident, and his work allows him to be accepted into the school from which he was previously denied admission.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1969-04-17
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Fourteen Lives
1954-09-02
Fourteen Lives
Overview: September 1952 in a mine in Northern-Hungary after an explosion water breaks in from the neighbouring shaft and fourteen miners become trapped. The whole country unites to save them.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1954-09-02
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Gala Dinner
1956-09-20
Gala Dinner
Overview: Varsa engineer receives the Kossuth award for his excellent work. His career once began at the family enterprise of his wife, so the woman invites her relatives for a dinner party.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1956-09-20
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Catherine' Marriage
1950-08-12
Catherine' Marriage
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1950-08-12
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A Glass of Beer
1955-08-12
A Glass of Beer
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1955-08-12
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The bridge of life
1956-01-19
The bridge of life
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1956-01-19
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A Bird of Heaven
1958-03-20
A Bird of Heaven
Overview: Panni, coming from a landless family of ten and Miska have loved each other for a long time. The pretty Panni, however, has another suitor as well: Komáromi, the big farmer. The two men fight from time to time, but then, during the time Miska is serving his military duty, Panni marries Komáromi to end the tremendous squalor of her family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1958-03-20
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