FILM DIRECTOR

Ferenc Kósa

1937 - 2018

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Ferenc Kósa (21 November 1937 – 12 December 2018) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed thirteen films between 1961 and 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferenc Kósa has received more than 32,006 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Ferenc Kósa is the 1,084th most popular film director (down from 1,017th in 2019), the 553rd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 495th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Hungarian Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ferenc Kósa ranks 1,084 out of 2,041. Before him are Curtis Bernhardt, Noémie Lvovsky, Roger Planchon, Raymond Depardon, Rupert Julian, and Helma Sanders-Brahms. After him are Joe Ranft, Ivan Perestiani, Leopold Lindtberg, Robert Parrish, Freddie Francis, and Harold Becker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ferenc Kósa ranks 374. Before him are Eric Arturo Delvalle, Alexander Vampilov, Carmelo Bene, Héctor Facundo, Attilio Nicora, and Nancy Wilson. After him are Jacques Barrot, Jan Kaplický, Joanna Russ, René Kollo, Frans De Mulder, and Barbara Windsor. Among people deceased in 2018, Ferenc Kósa ranks 326. Before him are Durward Knowles, Connie Sawyer, Nancy Wilson, John Miles, Helena Almeida, and István Géczi. After him are Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, Jo Jo White, Chuck McCann, Jerry Van Dyke, Charlotte Rae, and Al Matthews.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Ferenc Kósa ranks 553 out of 1,077. Before him are István Fekete (1900), István Bilek (1932), Károly Kisfaludy (1788), Ferenc Mészáros (1950), Menyhért Lónyay (1822), and István Géczi (1944). After him are Iván Menczel (1941), Miklós Szabados (1912), László Kiss (1956), Richárd Weisz (1879), Péter Tóth (1882), and Ilka Gedő (1921).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Hungary

Among film directors born in Hungary, Ferenc Kósa ranks 19. Before him are Alexandre Trauner (1906), Andrew Marton (1904), George Pal (1908), Emeric Pressburger (1902), Andre DeToth (1913), and Ágnes Hranitzky (1945). After him are Károly Makk (1925), Lajos Koltai (1946), Zoltan Korda (1895), Peter Medak (1937), Attila Dargay (1927), and Pál Gábor (1932).

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Filmography

Ten Thousand Days
Director
The changing and turbulent history of Hungary is seen through the eyes of three men over a 30-year period in this somber drama. The three recall the highlights of their lives in flashbacks as they reminisce in the mid 1960s. The venerable trio begin their story in the 1930s, through World War II, and the decade beyond the communist invasion of 1956.
Jun 8o 19676.3 / 10
Judgement
Director
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.
Apr 16o 19704.7 / 10
Portrait of a Champion
Director
This Hungarian documentary explores the life and career of Olympic Pentathlon champion Andras Balczo. After winning five gold medals in the event, he retired at age 34. He was offered lucrative positions as a coach in many countries but elected to remain in Hungary, despite the fact that he was never permitted to train anyone there.
Aug 22o 197710 / 10