About Béla Zsitkovszky
Lived 1868 – 1930 (aged 62). Béla Zsitkovszky was a Hungarian film director, cinematographer, photographer, journalist and director.
Béla Zsitkovszky (3 April 1868 – 16 September 1930) was a Hungarian cinematographer and film director. Zsitkovszky was a film pioneer notable for producing the country's first ever film (The dance) in 1901. Zsitkovszky was a cinema projectionist who was commissioned to make a film. He shot it entirely on location as Budapest lacked a film studio. In 1901 he opened the first Hungarian film laboratory.
Selected filmography Cinematographer A Munkászubbony (1914) Ágyú és harang (1915) Lyon Lea (1915) The Officer's Swordknot (1915) The Village Rogue (1916) The Karthauzer (1916) The Laughing Saskia (1916) Az obsitos (1917) Tájfun (1917) Tüzpróba (1918) Az impresszárió (1918)
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Who was Béla Zsitkovszky?
film director
When was Béla Zsitkovszky born?
Béla Zsitkovszky was born on 3 April 1868 in Prešov.
When did Béla Zsitkovszky die?
Béla Zsitkovszky died on 16 September 1930 in Budapest.
What was Béla Zsitkovszky's occupation?
Béla Zsitkovszky was a film director, cinematographer, photographer, journalist and director.
What nationality was Béla Zsitkovszky?
Béla Zsitkovszky was Hungarian.
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