FILM DIRECTOR

András Kovács

1925 - 2017

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András Kovács (20 June 1925 – 11 March 2017) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 30 films between 1961 and 1996. His 1968 film The Lost Generation was entered into the 6th Moscow International Film Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of András Kovács has received more than 17,899 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. András Kovács is the 845th most popular film director (down from 722nd in 2019), the 301st most popular biography from Romania (down from 247th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Romanian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, András Kovács ranks 845 out of 2,041. Before him are Benjamin Christensen, Rustam Ibragimbekov, Rosa von Praunheim, Alexander Rou, Luis Puenzo, and Sergio Martino. After him are Dara Singh, Sergei Loznitsa, Irwin Winkler, Raymond Bernard, Cristian Mungiu, and Ronald Neame.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, András Kovács ranks 272. Before him are Justus Dahinden, Georg Buschner, Jan Wolkers, Joan Mitchell, Nat Lofthouse, and Giovanni Coppa. After him are Yasushi Akutagawa, Princess Marie Gabrielle of Luxembourg, Harry Guardino, Francisco Rodrigues, Charles Mackerras, and Antoine Duhamel. Among people deceased in 2017, András Kovács ranks 278. Before him are Ludvig Faddeev, Kim Jong-hyun, Ely Ould Mohamed Vall, Ivo Brešan, Björn Granath, and Hubert Dreyfus. After him are Shunichiro Okano, Teresa Ann Savoy, Ulli Lommel, Brad Harris, François Van der Elst, and Carlos Alberto Silva.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, András Kovács ranks 301 out of 844. Before him are Peter Maffay (1949), Nicolae Neagoe (1941), Liviu Librescu (1930), George Coșbuc (1866), Alexandru Macedonski (1854), and Emil Boc (1966). After him are Cristian Mungiu (1968), Alexandra Maria Lara (1978), Corneliu Vadim Tudor (1949), Iuliu Hossu (1885), Barbu Știrbey (1872), and Lascăr Catargiu (1823).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Romania

Among film directors born in Romania, András Kovács ranks 3. Before him are Jean Negulesco (1900), and Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930). After him are Cristian Mungiu (1968), Radu Mihăileanu (1958), Liviu Ciulei (1923), Cristi Puiu (1967), Radu Jude (1977), Corneliu Porumboiu (1975), Adina Pintilie (1980), and Călin Peter Netzer (1975).

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Filmography

Cold Days
Director
Andras Kovacs' film, considered one of the most important Hungarian films of the 1960s, centers around four men who await trial for their involvement in the massacre of several thousand Jewish and Serbian people of Novi Sad in 1942. Each denies any responsibility, claiming that they were only following orders. The film is significant for its willingness to address the subject of Hungary's role in WWII, which was taboo at the time of the its release.
Sep 26th 19667 / 10
The Stud Farm
Director
In 1950, when a young communist director arrives to take charge of a stud farm, his efforts to draw on the experience of the old hands there meet with little success. Indeed, so outraged are they at the changeover to communism that they harass him at every turn, especially after he treats a local barmaid as if she were a whore of some kind. After administering a beating to him, the old hands are nonetheless incensed when he calls on the police. The director doesn't get enough help, however, because the stable hands stab him before running off for the border.
Aug 23rd 19786.6 / 10
Ecstasy from 7 to 10
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Jun 26th 19698.5 / 10