About József Bécsi
Lived 1884 – 1947 (aged 62). József Bécsi was a Hungarian cinematographer.
József Bécsi (1884–1947) was a Hungarian cinematographer, particularly active during the silent era. He began his career as a projectionist. He worked on many of the early films of director Michael Curtiz.
Selected filmography The Last Bohemian (1912) My Husband's Getting Married (1913) Bánk Bán (1914) The Borrowed Babies (1915) The Wolf (1916) Seven of Spades (1916) The Medic (1916) Nobody's Son (1917) The Red Samson (1917) The Charlatan (1917) The Last Dawn (1917) Confessions of a Monk (1922) The Dead Wedding Guest (1922) The Tales of Hoffmann (1923) A Waltz by Strauss (1925) Prisoner Number Seven (1929) The Empress and the Hussar (1935) I Can't Live Without Music (1935) The Lady Is a Bit Cracked (1938) Isten rabjai (1942)
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Who was József Bécsi?
Hungarian cinematographer
When was József Bécsi born?
József Bécsi was born on 7 February 1884 in Mosonszentmiklós.
When did József Bécsi die?
József Bécsi died on 19 January 1947 in Budapest District XII.
What was József Bécsi's occupation?
József Bécsi was a cinematographer.
What nationality was József Bécsi?
József Bécsi was Hungarian.
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