Attila Dargay
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Attila Dargay was an animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...

 from Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

. He was born in Mezőnyék
Nyékládháza
Nyékládháza is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, northern Hungary, 20 kilometers from county capital Miskolc.-History:The area has been inhabited since ancient times; archaeological finds include an Avar cemetery...

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Life

He finished his academic studies in 1948. He worked at Hungary's National Theatre as scenery painter; then he became an animated-film
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...

 director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...

 in 1957. His films are popular among both children and adults. He died aged 82 in Budapest
Budapest
Budapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...

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Director

  • A három nyúl (1972)
  • Mattie the Goose-boy
    Mattie the Goose-boy (film)
    Mattie the Goose-boy is a 1977 Hungarian animated film directed by Attila Dargay. It is based on the eponymous poem, written in 1804 by Mihály Fazekas.-Cast:* András Kern as Mattie the goose-boy* Péter Geszti as young Mattie the goose-boy...

    (Lúdas Matyi (1977)
  • Vuk
    Vuk (film)
    The Little Fox, known in Hungary as Vuk, is a 1981 Hungarian animated film produced by Pannónia Filmstúdió, based on the novel Vuk by István Fekete...

    (1981)
  • Szaffi
    Szaffi
    Szaffi is a 1985 Hungarian animated film directed by Attila Dargay. It is based on the 1885 book The Gypsy Baron by Mór Jókai, about the romance between a poor Hungarian aristocrat and a mysterious Roma-looking Turkish girl in the 18th century...

    (1985)
  • Captain of the Forest (Az erdő kapitánya (1988)

External links

  • History of Pannóniafilm and Hungarian animation (accessed at the Wayback Machine
    Wayback Machine
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