Ferenc Bessenyei
Also Known As: Bessenyey Ferenc, Ференц Бешшенеи
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hódmezõvásárhely, Hungary
Adult: No
Birthday: February 10, 1919
Age: 106 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: December 27, 2001
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Hail Days
Overview: András has been living away from his village for over twenty years, he is still appointed as the new chairman of the local agricultural co-op.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1962-01-01
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The Black City
Overview: Feature film version of the 1971 series.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1972-11-26
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A Fond Farewell to the Prince
Overview: 1629, Transylvania: Reigning prince Bethlen Gábor has Don Diego, the Spanish chronicle knight be brought to his court in order to make him record his life and deeds for posterity.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1987-01-01
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Guns and Doves
Overview: 1920 in a mining town in the country-side. The team of children led by Ferkó Boda fish guns and a flag of Red soldiers out of the local lake.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1961-09-13
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Professor Hannibal
Overview: A school teacher becomes a momentary hero after having rescued a stuffed-bird from a school incident.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1956-10-18
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A nagymama
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Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1986-04-03
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A helyseg kalapacsa
Overview: 13 March 1965 (Hungary)
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1965-03-13
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Evidence
Overview: Péter is determined to learn the whole truth about his father's death. According to his mother, he was killed on the battle-line on the 2nd of December, 1944. However, a friend of his father's, Kánitz, a film director, shows him a fragment of a film in which he can be seen in the middle of December.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1964-07-01
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I Lived under Thirty Two Names
Overview: The film, paying a tribute to the memory of Endre Ságvári, a Communist hero, goes back to the summer of 1944. Through Colonel Gombos-Götz who has recognised that the Nazi-Germans will be ultimately defeated, Ságvári, the leader of the Young Communist Workers' Association asks Csiszár, the commander of the barracks in Andrássy street to provide him with guns to help release the Communist prisoners in Tata.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1972-01-01
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A Hungarian Nabob
Overview: On the novel by Mór Jókai. The first half of the XVIII century. Several decades of life of a noble family Karpati.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1966-01-01
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The Tragedy of Man
Overview: Starting with the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Adam, Eve and Lucifer travel through history, from Ancient Egypt through the nineteenth century, into a distant and uncertain future.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1969-11-11
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Másfél millió
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Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1964-10-29
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Be Good All Your Life
Overview: A moving story of a bright and sensitive schoolboy growing up in an old, established boarding school in the city of Debrecen in eastern Hungary.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1960-01-02
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The Aga's Testament
Overview: In 1585 the Turks and Vallons are looting the Látrány region.
Genres: History Adventure
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1967-12-21
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The Brute
Overview: This drama about a boorish non-conformist takes place in Hungary after the war and is dulled a little by political overtones but is still an engaging story. The setting is the countryside, where an independent, landowning farmer busies himself in his free time by bedding down the women on his farm and then tossing them aside. One such ill-treated lass ends up marrying a young man who is in charge of a communal farm, a farm the womanizing "beast" of the title is later forced to join. The arrogant, formerly independent farmer does not reform his ways and is soon chasing after the young manager's wife, the woman he dropped not that long ago. The results are disastrous.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1961-05-24
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Summer Rain
Overview: Miskei, the popular and dynamic president of a co-op falls in love with Mari, the attractive wife of the elderly Pató. The deeply feeling woman is fed up with the service beside the haughty land holder, she is longing for tenderness and a child. The passion of Miskei is growing when he sees how crudely, humiliating Pató treats her. During a powerful summer shower, when chance brings them together in an abandoned press house, he storms on Mari confessing love. The woman refuses him bitterly. Miskei calms down and he keeps on expressing his love and high esteem with the woman by steadfast and tiny compliments. Early one morning Mari leaves her husband and sets off to the city to learn and to begin a new life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1961-01-19
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The Storm
Overview: Vörös Hajnal (Red Dawn), a co-operative is the venue of skylarking, while the storm destroys the wheat which is to be harvested soon. Árendás, a middle-peasant, voices severe accusations against members of the co-operative: out of negligence, they failed to keep the ditches clean. It is always the soft option they seem to favour, while the necessity of properly taking care of the farmlands is long-forgotten. Members of the co-operative and the village people are deeply divided.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1952-12-01
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Judgement
Overview: The film is a historic parable about the topicality of revolution. 1514. The peasants' uprising is over, Dózsa has been arrested. Werbőczy tries to get the imprisoned peasant leader deny the revolution and offers him the lives of his people in exchange.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1970-04-16
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The Match
Overview: Summer of 1956. In the small town in the Hungarian country-side, during the time the chief of police spends in a course in Budapest, Rigó Dezső is the boss with full powers. He is fighting tooth and nail to help the local football-team stay in the second national selection. During one of the matches, he beats the referee to death.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1981-08-13
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The Other Person
Overview: 1944. At the end of the war ensign Bojtár gets from the captivity of the partisans into that of the Hungarian Nazi and he escapes at the price of a quasi-murder. He has to hide, the more so because his victim did not die and searches for him.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1987-08-13
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Full Steam, Ahead!
Overview: Pongrácz, an employee of the railway company and participant of the movement called "two thousand tons", is killed in what looks to be an accident. Szabó, his friend, having found the workbook, goes on with the fight.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1951-08-12
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Fig-Leaf
Overview: On the main square of Halmaz a naked sculpture of a boy is unveiled. The editor-in-chief of the local paper launches an attack against the scandalous implementation of "bourgeois pornography". The youth of the town, among them Ancsa, daughter of the editor decide to co-operate against the general sole-licking and prudery.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1966-08-12
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The Sea has Risen
Overview: March 15, 1848; the revolution breaks out in the town of Pest. Yet at café Pilvax, in among he revolutionary youth, there is the informer of the imperial court as well. Hearing the news of the attack led by Jellasics, the inhabitants of the villages pour into the national army, and Hajdú Gyurka also escapes from his landlord. Petőfi is there at the camp of the revolutionaries, raising them to enthusiasm with his poetry.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1953-08-18
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The Golden Kite
Overview: The film is put at the beginning of the century in Sárszeg, following the humiliation and collapse of a high-school teacher.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-08-18
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The Bitter Truth
Overview: Sztankó János, the freshly appointed director of a company that builds agricultural factories meets his former classmate, Palócz. Palócz is just released from the prison where he got on made-up charges. Sztankó suddenly decides to employ the engineer since he wants to show up spectacular, quick results.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1956-09-05
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A szerelem bolondjai
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1977-12-24
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Skylark
Overview: Based on a novel by Dezso Kosztolani, this Hungarian drama is set at the turn of the 20th century. A young, homely woman lives at home with her mother and retired father. Because of all the care the girl provides for her parents, the couple becomes detached from the world outside their home. When the girl leaves for a short visit to her uncle's home, the parents realize the extent of their separation from society and their selfish feelings toward their own daughter.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1965-04-05
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Abhorrence
Overview: Nelli, the icy, introverted farm girl, needs to find a husband following her father's death. She accepts the attentions of the noisy Takaró Sanyi, although she is more attracted to his silent and modest younger brother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1965-03-02
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Zsaruvér és Csigavér I.: A királyné nyakéke
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Genres: Comedy Crime Action
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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The Widow and the Police Officer
Overview: Mrs. Holló reports the case of three missing persons to the police. During the investigations, the captain realises that there is nothing to deter Mrs. Holló from her trying to overcome loneliness.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-04-28
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Beszterce ostroma
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Genres: Drama War Adventure Romance TV Movie History
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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Abyss
Overview: Nagy István, the formerly poor peasant boy returns to his native village as a teacher. His conviction is that the abyss between rich and poor can be diminished by good will. The rich Böröcz Horváth Klári returns his love, and also Böröcz Horváth is willing to help the poorest family, the Bakos. Bakos Jóska, who was sent to serve the tough Böröcz Horváth as a payment, dies of an infected wound and the people in the village hold the teacher liable as well. Nagy István realises, that the abyss cannot be ceased, what is more, it is impassable. He breaks up with his fiancée and stands by the side of the poor.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1956-06-05
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Just a Joke
Overview: The grey hero of grey workdays, the divorced cashier of a cinema who is always willing to sacrifice herself for others, Etelka, is awarded a two-week-holiday at Lake Balaton. Following the advice of her female friend, she tries to live life at full speed.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1961-11-30
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Faithful for Nothing
Overview: Eve, the old professor zsongják beautiful wife surrounded by colleagues. When the professor's going away for a conference abroad, intensifying the suitors attempts. Eve, however faithful to her husband, so that the denials are increasing. Oddly enough, the rejected accidents ...
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1966-05-12
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Fever
Overview: Set between the First and Second World Wars, a “tale of an industrialist's rise to power and his destruction through his own greed” - BFI.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-03
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Sunshine on the Ice
Overview: 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1961-08-17
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A Strictly Private Affair
Overview: The young engineer and the pretty economist of a commercial company, on assignment in the country together, after having consumed quite a few glasses of brandy, wake up in bed together. As both live a happy family life, they wish to forget their passing adventure, but gossiping starts up around them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1964-11-30
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Penny
Overview: Kiskrajcár is a 1953 Hungarian film directed by Márton Keleti. It was entered into the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1953-11-15
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Underground Colony
Overview: It deals with the alleged Western sabotage of Hungarian oil production.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1951-09-15
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Abhorrence
Overview: Nelli, the icy, introverted farm girl, needs to find a husband following her father's death. She accepts the attentions of the noisy Takaró Sanyi, although she is more attracted to his silent and modest younger brother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1965-03-02
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Light behind the Shutter
Overview: Torday Géza, a new engineer arrives at the ammunition factory disguised as if manufacturing camping gears. His appearance upsets existing patterns. The director sells the products at a low price in the West. In the meantime diversionaries attempt to destroy the plant. It turns out that Torday is a man of the intelligence built in among the reconnaissance people, as is his childhood lover, Magda. Agents and policemen play the game.
Genres: Crime Action
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1966-02-24
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Young at Heart
Overview: In the vocational school the professionally excellent Dani János works on his own invention in his leisure time, but he does not like learning. However, even his own father learns in the evenings, he will become a teacher.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1953-04-09
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Under the City
Overview: 1952. The workers who have performed the reconstruction of the bridges are now needed at the construction works of the underground railway. During admission they are diluted with elements of doubtful fame and many of them are in a bad mood for the wages, too.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1953-12-03
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A Strange Mark of Identity
Overview: Imre, secretary of the illegal communist party arrives in Budapest secretly in 1942, in order to start the newspaper of the party in the fight against war. Not even his own mother can see him.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-10-13
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Extinguished Flames
Overview: 1790, the county of Szerém. József Hajnóczy, a democrat and a reformer is deprived of his position as vice-steward of the county because he is not born a nobleman.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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The Day of Wrath
Overview: In May 1919 in a small rural town beside Salgótarján the local high society wants to get the power back with the leadership of dr. Máriáss, exploiting the outside attack launched against the Republic of Councils.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1953-11-12
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Our Kid
Overview: Kölyök, this lovely, ham-handed young woman, has caused many a trouble already in the Dunaújváros Iron Works. Fortunately, however, the manager does not want to give her up, what is more, Kölyök found a second father even at the police.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-01
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Labyrinth
Overview: The film director starts shooting his film about the manager of a large corporation who committed suicide for mysterious reasons. As the cumbersome process of making a film goes along, everybody involved in it starts having differing opinions of the tragedy, its causes and its victim.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1976-04-15
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Húsz évre egymástól
Overview: A father tries to deal with his troubled son who is involved in a hit-and-run accident.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1962-05-05
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Az arc nélküli város
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1960-11-10
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Virrad
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Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1960-03-10
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A Strange Marriage Part 1
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1984-02-01
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A Strange Marriage Part 2
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1984-02-02
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A Strange Marriage Part 3
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1984-02-03
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A Strange Marriage Part 4
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Genres: No genres available
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1984-02-05
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Alba Regia
Overview: 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.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1961-03-30
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Dreams of Love
Overview: This is a romantic biographical film about Franz Liszt. In a distinguished saloon of Paris, the unknown composer, Liszt, defeats the renown Thalberg at a piano competition. Through his playing, he wins the favours and later the hand of the countess D'Agoult. A daughter is born in their marriage, Cosima. Liszt is better and better known, Marie introduces him to the circle of artists.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1970-10-22
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Lúdláb királynő
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Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 1973-05-13
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