Sándor Pethes

Sándor Pethes

Born: August 28, 1899
Died: June 29, 1981
in Kassa, Austria-Hungary [now Kosice, Slovak Republic]

Movies for Sándor Pethes...

The Black City
Title: The Black City
Released: November 26, 1972
Type: Movie
Feature film version of the 1971 series.
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Run to be Caught
Title: Run to be Caught
Released: September 14, 1972
Type: Movie
Dangerous spies act as representatives of an international recording company to get important plans from the father of an aspiring composer.
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On Home Grounds
Title: On Home Grounds
Released: January 23, 1969
Type: Movie
This ironic comedy is set in the god-forsaken Kiskúnbékás, at the end of the fifties. There are no jobs, the town's "golden team", who once were third class national soccer players have scattered
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Sparrows Are Birds Too
Title: Sparrows Are Birds Too
Character: Nyelvtanár
Released: January 1, 1968
Type: Movie
A comedy about two twin brothers - Sándor, who emigrated and became a rich man, and Zoltán, who stayed in Hungary and lives the life of an average working-class man. When Sándor visits his twin brother, they are constantly mistaken for each other, and when Zoltán sees how differently people treat Sándor because of his money and his foreign citizenship, he begins to like being mistaken for him - until he realizes that this means he will lose his girlfriend Szöszi...
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Title: Thorn Castle
Character: Lajos bácsi
Released: March 1, 1967
Type: TV
A story about two urban boys, who spend a summer at the romantic Kis-Balaton side with an old field keeper, and gradually change their point of view about their civilized life, and fall in love with the nature.
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Egy ember, aki nincs
Title: Egy ember, aki nincs
Character: Sculptor
Released: February 20, 1964
Type: Movie
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Alba Regia
Title: Alba Regia
Released: March 30, 1961
Type: Movie
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.
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Don't Keep Off the Grass
Title: Don't Keep Off the Grass
Released: October 6, 1960
Type: Movie
Daddy Kárász, the stakhanovist worker, complains in a television interview about the fact that his family, consisting of many members, cannot get a home on their own. Kéri, the chairman of the local authority, promises to help him on the condition that if he does not, they may move in to his villa at elegant Pasarét. Nothing happens, therefore the Kárász family takes Kéri by his word. From this time on, tumultuous scenes and frequent quarrels take place in the villa between the two families.
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The Brigade No. 39
Title: The Brigade No. 39
Character: Count
Released: March 19, 1959
Type: Movie
The spring of 1919. Karikás Frigyes reorganises brigade 39 at the Tisza. His most devoted soldiers are Korbély János and his followers, who remain faithful to the political commissioner under all circumstances.
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Sleepless Years
Title: Sleepless Years
Released: January 21, 1959
Type: Movie
The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.
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Iron Flower
Title: Iron Flower
Character: Dr. Beck
Released: May 1, 1958
Type: Movie
During the worldwide Depression of the 1930s, a young shopgirl is in love with a man of her own financial class, but succumbs to the seductive machinations of her wealthy boss.
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At Midnight
Title: At Midnight
Released: December 25, 1957
Type: Movie
On New Year's Eve in 1956 the artist couple, the actor János and the dancer Viki are hastily packing. While they are waiting for the car, which is to take them across the border, their entire life is replayed in front of their eyes.
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Tale on the 12 Points
Title: Tale on the 12 Points
Released: February 7, 1957
Type: Movie
The flat of Doctor Bartha is wetting, the Communal Management Enterprise does not act, the doctor and his wife are at the edge of divorce. Géza would marry his colleague, Kató, but mum is sick, the apartment is small, no money. Uncle Károly is fed up with unsuitable, charlatan business managers. Vali would marry, in order not to live on Titi and Piri any more, but the selected man wants to have a woman with her own apartment. All of them have a chance by the lottery, especially by hitting twelve scores.
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Leila and Gábor
Title: Leila and Gábor
Released: August 22, 1956
Type: Movie
Buda is mastered by the Turks. Student Gábor and his companion flee a troop into the castle, just in the garden of Gül Baba. Gábor and Leila, the daughter of Gül Baba fall in love with each other. Ali pasha, who wants to marry the girl, has the two Hungarians caught in order to let them be executed.
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Professor, Please...
Title: Professor, Please...
Released: January 1, 1956
Type: Movie
In the story which takes place at the beginning of the century Károly Bauer pupil experiences a series of everyday failures during twenty four hours in the family, on the street and at school.
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A Strange Mark of Identity
Title: A Strange Mark of Identity
Released: October 13, 1955
Type: Movie
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.
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Springtime in Budapest
Title: Springtime in Budapest
Released: April 2, 1955
Type: Movie
At Christmas Eve in 1944 the runaway Pintér and Gozsó get through the Soviet blockade around Budapest. Pintér intends to hide in a flat abandoned by his own relatives, but he finds his relatives called the Turnovszkys, who are hiding the Jewish Jutka as well. Love unfolds between Zoltán and Jutka.
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Lily Boy
Title: Lily Boy
Released: February 24, 1955
Type: Movie
Liliomfi is a 1954 Hungarian comedy film directed by Károly Makk. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Set in the "Golden Era" of the wandering Hungarian theatre troupes. Mariska and Liliomfi fall in love without suspecting that Mariska's foster father, Professor Szilvay, is also Liliomfi's uncle. Soon the couple must contend with the professor's plan to make Liliomfi give up his "unrespectable" profession of acting by exposing the professor's hypocrisy, greed, and tyrannical selfishness.
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Love Travelling a Coach
Title: Love Travelling a Coach
Released: January 1, 1955
Type: Movie
The top management of the co-operative in the rural community at Lake Balaton goes on coaches everywhere to irritate Mrs. Peczöli, the snobbish wife of the only individual farmer. Peczöli would readily join the co-operative, should it not oppose his apple improving experiments.
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Me and My Grandpa
Title: Me and My Grandpa
Character: Kefehajú
Released: November 18, 1954
Type: Movie
A few days from a daily life of a regular school in Hungary during fifties.
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Keep Your Chin Up!
Title: Keep Your Chin Up!
Character: Locsi
Released: August 19, 1954
Type: Movie
On the Spring of 1945 the Jackson circus is heading towards the border with the clown Peti and Aida, the elephant. They have to play for the Hungarian Fascists, while Peti is hiding the Jew Annuska and Sanyika.
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The Day of Wrath
Title: The Day of Wrath
Character: Hanák
Released: November 12, 1953
Type: Movie
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.
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Goose Boy
Title: Goose Boy
Character: card cheater
Released: February 27, 1950
Type: Movie
A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend- a goose.
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Mickey Magnate
Title: Mickey Magnate
Character: Eleméry gróf
Released: July 9, 1949
Type: Movie
Baracs Pista, engineer at the construction site of a railway line near the Korláthy estate, falls in love with Rolla, a countess disguised as a peasant girl. The count is giving a party as he wants the railway line to go across his lands.
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The Siege of Beszterce
Title: The Siege of Beszterce
Released: January 1, 1948
Type: Movie
The film evokes count Pongrácz, who, as late as the 19th century, managed to live a life, which reminds one of his medieval ancestor's values. He acts in defiance of the town by fighting his own battle against it, having been offended by the town.
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A gazdátlan asszony
Title: A gazdátlan asszony
Character: Parketttáncos
Released: January 1, 1944
Type: Movie
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Késő
Title: Késő
Released: January 1, 1943
Type: Movie
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A '28-as'
Title: A '28-as'
Released: January 1, 1943
Type: Movie
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Katyi
Title: Katyi
Character: Lajos
Released: December 17, 1942
Type: Movie
Kató Varga (Klári Tolnay) is unable to play its part in front of the Admissions Committee of the School of Dramatic Art. Geszty (Tivadar Bilicsi), severe President of the Commission maintains that she has no talent for acting and mercilessly tells you will never be an actress. Kató prepares to take revenge and under the false name of Katyi Csiba, dressed as a peasant village, obtains admission to the house Geszty. Turning everything upside down, she makes your life hell.
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Spring Sonata
Title: Spring Sonata
Released: September 18, 1942
Type: Movie
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Marriage
Title: Marriage
Released: August 23, 1942
Type: Movie
Dr. Szabó Péter, a busy head surgeon, forgets that it is his wife's birthday today. He returns from work tired, and is in no mood to join the company invited by Mária, his wife. The couple have an argument. Mária feels her life is in a rut, while she is blamed by Péter for not being an enthusiastic housewife. Mária then follows her guests into a night-club, where she is thrown off-balance by Mohai, a suave pianist, who starts courting her fervently.
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Estélyi ruha kötelező
Title: Estélyi ruha kötelező
Character: Michel - A tolvaj
Released: August 14, 1942
Type: Movie
You can get anywhere in a tailcoat. Viktor Norton, a young man imprisoned by mistake, also knows this. In Viktor’s tailcoat, he can easily get to the Excelsior Hotel, where he will meet the newly wealthy Dupont couple and their daughter Marie.
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Kádár vs. Kerekes
Title: Kádár vs. Kerekes
Character: Boldizsár János, ideggyógyász
Released: April 20, 1942
Type: Movie
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Férfihűség
Title: Férfihűség
Released: January 1, 1942
Type: Movie
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At Last
Title: At Last
Character: Richard, Júlia vőlegénye
Released: September 4, 1941
Type: Movie
Julia, a spoiled mistress always looks for trouble After running away from her own engagement, she must stay at the shelter of an engineer in the woods.
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Alpine Sunlight
Title: Alpine Sunlight
Character: Beteg
Released: May 21, 1941
Type: Movie
Ágnes, Vass and Kriszt run a sanatorium for consumptives. Fifi, daughter of the institute owner is also here, mortally ill. Feri, the ski trainer relieves her with his courtship every now and then from her boredom and distress.
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Egy tál lencse
Title: Egy tál lencse
Character: Lakáj
Released: March 5, 1941
Type: Movie
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János Háry
Title: János Háry
Released: March 1, 1941
Type: Movie
János Háry, the old veteran is telling his stories in the pub without end.
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Back on the Road
Title: Back on the Road
Character: Kocsmai részeg
Released: February 17, 1941
Type: Movie
Kovács, chief cashier, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of his school-leaving exams at the grammar-school. He takes his friends to a night-club.
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The Chequered Coat
Title: The Chequered Coat
Character: János, zeneszerző
Released: November 21, 1940
Type: Movie
Mrs. Takács, a widow and a postmistress living in the country, is about to marry her two daughters.
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Yes or No?
Title: Yes or No?
Released: September 26, 1940
Type: Movie
How did a beautiful American divorcee get into the bed of her best friend's fiancé right after returning to Budapest?
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Deadly Spring
Title: Deadly Spring
Character: Dr.Csokonai István
Released: December 21, 1939
Type: Movie
The subject of this film is Dr. Ivan Egry, a young man, who becomes infatuated with Edit Ralben, the beautiful, but flirtatious, daughter of a prominent man. As the two get involved romantically, problems start to plague their relationship. When they end up separating, Ivan finds comfort with Josza, a pretty girl, much more stable than Edit, but far less glamorous. When Edit eventually re-enters Ivan’s life, he can’t resist her. Unable to resolve his conflicting emotions results in an abruptly tragic finale.
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Szervusz Péter!
Title: Szervusz Péter!
Character: Ferenc, Tornay inasa
Released: November 9, 1939
Type: Movie
Peter is mistaken for a famous African traveler. At the request of his friend for a week it takes over the role, but Eva learns the role exchange and plans to take advantage of this knowledge.
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The Five-Forty
Title: The Five-Forty
Character: Ügyvéd
Released: September 12, 1939
Type: Movie
Set in Paris (which looks more like Budapest), the story concerns a murder investigation conducted by one Judge Henri Tessier. The audience is led to believe that Robert Petrovich, estranged husband of Tessier's sweetheart Marion, is responsible for the murder.
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Tökéletes férfi
Title: Tökéletes férfi
Character: Dr. Leonidas
Released: August 30, 1939
Type: Movie
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Pénz áll a házhoz
Title: Pénz áll a házhoz
Released: July 20, 1939
Type: Movie
When Lajos Molnár loses his job and his love his friends tell him that a recently deceased Argentinian relative left millions to him.
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A nőnek mindig sikerül
Title: A nőnek mindig sikerül
Released: January 1, 1939
Type: Movie
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The Lady is a Little Crazy
Title: The Lady is a Little Crazy
Character: Gerber
Released: October 11, 1938
Type: Movie
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The Crucial Moment
Title: The Crucial Moment
Character: Kárász
Released: March 20, 1938
Type: Movie
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Young Noszty and Mary Toth
Title: Young Noszty and Mary Toth
Character: Hadnagy
Released: January 20, 1938
Type: Movie
Another winner from Hungarian director Ivan Szekely (aka S.K. Seeley and Steve Sekely), A Nosty fiu Esete Toth Marival was released in English-speaking regions as I Married for Love. Feri Noszty (Paul Javor) is a handsome but irresponsible Hussar officer who prefers a life of wine, women and song to his military responsibilities. Unwilling to bow to family pressure, Feri refuses to marry heiress Mary Toth (Eva Szorenyi) for her dowry alone. But Mary falls in love with the prideful Feri, and to win his affections she poses as her own poverty-stricken maid. Based on a novel by Kalman Mikszath, A Noszty Fiu Esete Toth Marival was filmed simultaneously in Hungarian- and German-language versions.
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The Sun Shines
Title: The Sun Shines
Character: Gyula Kopácsi
Released: January 1, 1938
Type: Movie
The village is preparing for the celebration of Mihály Sámson's entry to the Vitéz Order. There's a great competition for roles in the amateur theatrical performance, and the choir is practicing. Two girls compete for the attention of Gyula Kopácsi, the railway traffic controller: Jolán, the postal clerk, and the pastor's daughter, Sárika. Jolán's mother spreads rumors during the rehearsal of the performance that Kopácsi has already proposed to her daughter, even though he's actually leaning towards Sárika. However, at the celebration, Sárika and Sámson notice each other...
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A férfi mind őrült
Title: A férfi mind őrült
Character: Nyári Béla, újságíró
Released: September 29, 1937
Type: Movie
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Légy jó mindhalálig
Title: Légy jó mindhalálig
Character: Tanár
Released: March 17, 1936
Type: Movie
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Szent Péter esernyője
Title: Szent Péter esernyője
Character: Gregorics Gáspár
Released: November 14, 1935
Type: Movie
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Miss President
Title: Miss President
Character: Péter Gáldy
Released: June 5, 1935
Type: Movie
The young, immature Zsuzsa Várkonyi becomes the president of the Várkonyi Textile Factory. When the managing director proposes to her, she tells him she is in love with a young engineer who she doesn't really know anything about.
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Villa for Sale
Title: Villa for Sale
Character: Dani, a betörő barátja
Released: April 10, 1935
Type: Movie
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Az iglói diákok
Title: Az iglói diákok
Released: February 21, 1935
Type: Movie
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The Dream Car
Title: The Dream Car
Character: Józsi,a sofőr
Released: December 14, 1934
Type: Movie
A light hearted comedy, from the thirties. One of the most successful ones in Hungary. The ever enchanting story of a beautiful girl falling in love with a rich man.
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Purple Lilacs
Title: Purple Lilacs
Character: Bajnóczi
Released: September 6, 1934
Type: Movie
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Ida regénye
Title: Ida regénye
Character: Dr. Csorba
Released: March 15, 1934
Type: Movie
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A Train of Ghosts
Title: A Train of Ghosts
Character: Nászutas
Released: April 15, 1933
Type: Movie
Remake of the English movie Ghost Train (1931, Walter Forde). Seven people are stranded for a stormy night at a remote, unmanned railroad station past which, every midnight, steams the "ghost" of a train which wrecked there 20 years ago.
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Spring Shower
Title: Spring Shower
Character: Dance Master
Released: November 4, 1932
Type: Movie
It tells the story of Marie, an austerely beautiful young peasant girl played by the French star, Annabella. She is seduced beneath a flowering tree by the admirer of one of the daughters of the prosperous family for whom she works, becomes pregnant and is cast out.
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There's Only One Girl in the World
Title: There's Only One Girl in the World
Character: Tamássy Bódi
Released: May 12, 1930
Type: Movie
György Bánáth landowner and Miklós Vass the teacher, on the verge of collapse, trudging all the way from Siberia where they have spent more than ten years as POWs, trying to prevent each other from falling from fatigue on the way home. Both become regular visitors to the Pálffy family and they both make amorous advances to Katinka, the beautiful daughter of the local vicar.