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György Illés

1914 – 2006

Hungarian cinematographer

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About György Illés

Lived 1914 – 2006 (aged 91). György Illés was a Hungarian cinematographer, film director and actor.

György Illés (1914–2006) was a Hungarian cinematographer. Along with Barnabás Hegyi he was trained by István Eiben.

Selected filmography The Land Is Ours (1951) Baptism of Fire (1952) Storm (1952) Try and Win (1952) Young Hearts (1953) Kiskrajcár (1953) Keep Your Chin Up (1954) Ward 9 (1955) Springtime in Budapest (1955) The Bridge of Life (1956) Danse Macabre (1958) St. Peter's Umbrella (1958) The House Under the Rocks (1958) Sleepless Years (1959) The Poor Rich (1959) Drama of the Lark (1963) Twenty Hours (1965) Walls (1968) The Toth Family (1969) The Boys of Paul Street (1969) The Pendragon Legend (1974) 141 Minutes from the Unfinished Sentence (1975) The Fifth Seal (1976) Hungarians (1978) Temporary Paradise (1981) Requiem (1982) Titanic - Nachspiel einer Katastrophe (1984)

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Important facts

Born
2 November 1914, Eger
Birth century
20th century
Died
12 June 2006, Budapest
Occupation
Cinematographer, film director, actor
Nationality
Hungary
Positions held
Full professor
Awards
Kossuth Prize; Master of Hungarian Motion Picture; Great Artist of Hungary Award; Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic; Commander with Star of the Order of Merit of Hungary; Hungarian Heritage Award; Lenin Peace Prize; Honorary citizen of Budapest

People in György Illés's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Seal
Seal
b. 1963
Singer-songwriter
 Portrait of István Eiben
István Eiben
1902 – 1958
Cinematographer
 Portrait of Barnabás Hegyi
Barnabás Hegyi
1914 – 1966
Cinematographer

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped György Illés's

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António Egas Moniz
1874 – 1955
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 Portrait of Carl Bosch
Carl Bosch
1874 – 1940
Chemist
 Portrait of Edward Thorndike
Edward Thorndike
1874 – 1949
Psychologist
 Portrait of Henry Hallett Dale
Henry Hallett Dale
1875 – 1968
Physician
 Portrait of Ludwig Prandtl
Ludwig Prandtl
1875 – 1953
Physicist
 Portrait of Adolf Windaus
Adolf Windaus
1876 – 1959
Chemist

Frequently asked questions

Who was György Illés?

Hungarian cinematographer

When was György Illés born?

György Illés was born on 2 November 1914 in Eger.

When did György Illés die?

György Illés died on 12 June 2006 in Budapest.

What was György Illés's occupation?

György Illés was a cinematographer, film director and actor.

What nationality was György Illés?

György Illés was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: György Illés

· Wikidata: Q247738

· DBpedia: György Illés

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