Béla Gaál  | |
|---|---|
![]() 1923  | |
| Born | 2 January 1893 | 
| Died | 18 February 1945 (aged 52) | 
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter  Film director  | 
| Years active | 1920 - 1939 | 
Béla Gaál (2 January 1893 – 18 February 1945) was a Hungarian film director. His 1930 film Csak egy kislány van a világon was the first sound film to be made in Hungary.[1]

Béla Gaál's prisoner registry card at Dachau Nazi Concentration Camp.
In 1945 he was interned by the Nazis in Dachau Concentration Camp, where he would die.
Selected filmography
- Triumphant Life (1923)
 - Rongyosok (1926)
 - Csak egy kislány van a világon (1930)
 - Kiss Me, Darling (1932)
 - Vica the Canoeist (1933)
 - The New Relative (1934)
 - Rotschild leánya (1934)
 - Everything for the Woman (1934)
 - The Dream Car (1934)
 - The Homely Girl (1935)
 - The New Landlord (1935)
 - Budapest Pastry Shop (1935)
 - Address Unknown (1935)
 - The Golden Man (1936)
 - Anniversary (1936)
 - Hotel Springtime (1937)
 - Tales of Budapest (1937)
 - Modern Girls (1937)
 - Man Sometimes Errs (1938)
 - Janos the Valiant (1939)
 
References
- ↑ Cunningham p.28
 
Bibliography
- Buranbaeva, Oksana & Mladineo, Vanja. Culture and Customs of Hungary. ABC-CLIO, 2011.
 - Burns, Bryan. World Cinema: Hungary. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1996.
 - Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
 
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