Géza von Bolváry
Encyclopedia
Géza von Bolváry was a Hungarian
actor
, screenwriter
and film director
, who worked principally in Germany
and Austria
.
. He attended the Imperial Military Academy in Budapest and subsequently served in the Hungarian army (Honved Hussars). After World War I
he left military service with the rank of Royal Hungarian Rittmeister
.
He then earned his living in the new Hungarian film industry. He began his career in about 1920 as an actor in various silent film
s, but soon changed to the Star-Film company, where he was first active as a director and made his debut as director and screenwriter with A Kétarcú asszony. In 1922 the film concern Emelka in Munich
hired him as a director for four years.
Between 1926 and 1928 he worked for the firm Fellner & Somlo in Berlin
, after which he went to London
for a year to work for British International Pictures. After returning to Berlin, he worked until 1933 with Superfilm Berlin and then until 1935 with Boston Films, also in Berlin. From 1936 Bolváry worked for a number of production companies in Vienna
, notably for Styria-Film, Terra-Film and Wien-Film
.
After World War II
Bolváry went to Rome
and up to 1949 made a number of films as director for Cinopera. In 1950 he settled in Munich and four years was promoted chief of production of Starfilm.
Between 1920 and 1958, when he made his last films, he directed about 100 films and also wrote scripts from time to time. Aged 63, he died of heart disease on 10 August 1961 in Altenbeuern (now Neubeuern
), near Rosenheim
in Bavaria
, Germany
.
After World War II Bolváry was also active as director of operettas at the Volksoper in Vienna.
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...
actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
and film 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:...
, who worked principally in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
.
Biography
Von Bolváry was born in BudapestBudapest
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...
. He attended the Imperial Military Academy in Budapest and subsequently served in the Hungarian army (Honved Hussars). After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he left military service with the rank of Royal Hungarian Rittmeister
Rittmeister
Rotamaster was the military rank of a commissioned cavalry officer in charge of a squadron , the equivalent of O3 or Captain, in the German-speaking armies, Austro-Hungarian, Polish-Lithuanian, Russian and some other states.The exact name of this rank maintains a variety of spellings in different...
.
He then earned his living in the new Hungarian film industry. He began his career in about 1920 as an actor in various silent film
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
s, but soon changed to the Star-Film company, where he was first active as a director and made his debut as director and screenwriter with A Kétarcú asszony. In 1922 the film concern Emelka in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
hired him as a director for four years.
Between 1926 and 1928 he worked for the firm Fellner & Somlo in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, after which he went to London
London
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for a year to work for British International Pictures. After returning to Berlin, he worked until 1933 with Superfilm Berlin and then until 1935 with Boston Films, also in Berlin. From 1936 Bolváry worked for a number of production companies in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, notably for Styria-Film, Terra-Film and Wien-Film
Wien-Film
Wien-Film GmbH was a large Austrian film company, which in 1938 succeeded the Tobis-Sascha-Filmindustrie AG and lasted until 1985...
.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Bolváry went to Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and up to 1949 made a number of films as director for Cinopera. In 1950 he settled in Munich and four years was promoted chief of production of Starfilm.
Between 1920 and 1958, when he made his last films, he directed about 100 films and also wrote scripts from time to time. Aged 63, he died of heart disease on 10 August 1961 in Altenbeuern (now Neubeuern
Neubeuern
Neubeuern is a municipality in the district of Rosenheim in Bavaria in Germany....
), near Rosenheim
Rosenheim
Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.-Geography:...
in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
After World War II Bolváry was also active as director of operettas at the Volksoper in Vienna.
Filmography
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Schrammeln - Cast :*Marte Harell as Die Fiakermilli*Hans Holt as Joseph Schrammel*Hans Moser as Anton Strohmayer*Paul Hörbiger as Hans Schrammel*Fritz Imhoff as Georg Dänzer*Paula Pfluger as Theresa Schrammel*Inge Egger as Barbara Strohmeyer*Helli Servi as Franzi... Die Fledermaus Die Fledermaus is an operetta composed by Johann Strauss II to a German libretto by Karl Haffner and Richard Genée.- Literary sources :... Hochzeitsnacht im Paradies Hochzeitsnacht im Paradis is an operetta in eight scenes. Book by Heinz Hentschke, lyrics by Gunther Schwenn and music by Friedrich Schröder. It premiered in Berlin at the Metropol Theater September 24, 1942. It was filmed several times in German and several other languages.... Schwarzwaldmelodie Schwarzwaldmelodie is a 1956 West German film directed by Géza von Bolváry. The film was produced a,ong others in de Ufa-Studios Berlin and in the Circus Roland.- Cast :*Erica Beer as Harriet Morton*Claus Biederstaedt as Hans Homann*Siegfried Breuer Jr... |