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Viktor Gertler

1901 – 1969

Hungarian film director, film editor and screenwriter

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About Viktor Gertler

Lived 1901 – 1969 (aged 67). Viktor Gertler was a Hungarian film director, film editor, screenwriter, director and composer.

Viktor Gertler (24 August 1901 – 5 July 1969) was a Hungarian film editor and director active between the 1930s and 1960s.

Selected filmography Editor The Three from the Filling Station (1930) The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931) Der Kongreß tanzt (1931) Inquest (1931) About an Inquest (1931) I by Day, You by Night (1932) Storms of Passion (1932) Congress Dances (1932) Quick (1932) A City Upside Down (1933) Gently My Songs Entreat (1933) Peter (1934) Catherine the Last (1936)

Director Stolen Wednesday (1933) Sister Maria (1937) All Men Are Crazy (1937) Marika (1938) The Witch of Leanyvar (1938) The Wrong Man (1938) Without Lies (1946) Gala Suit (1949) Honesty and Glory (1951) Battle in Peace (1952) The State Department Store (1953) The Magic Chair (1954) Me and My Grandfather (1954) Accident (1955) Dollar Daddy (1956) Fever (1957) Up the Slope (1959) Red Ink (1960) Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1960) The Man of Gold (1962) Lady-Killer in Trouble (1964) The Man Who Doesn't Exist (1964) And Then The Guy... (1966)

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Important facts

Birth century
Nationality
Awards
Kossuth Prize; Great Artist of Hungary Award
Also known as
Viktor Gáth, Gáth Viktor, Viktor Gath, Gath Viktor

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Viktor Gertler's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Viktor Gertler?

Hungarian film director, film editor and screenwriter (1901–1969)

When was Viktor Gertler born?

Viktor Gertler was born on 24 August 1901 in Budapest.

When did Viktor Gertler die?

Viktor Gertler died on 5 July 1969 in Budapest.

What was Viktor Gertler's occupation?

Viktor Gertler was a film director, film editor, screenwriter, director and composer.

What nationality was Viktor Gertler?

Viktor Gertler was Hungarian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Viktor Gertler

· Wikidata: Q531548

· DBpedia: Viktor Gertler

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