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Judit Elek(I)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Producer
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Judit Elek was born on 10 November 1937 in Budapest, Hungary. She is a director and writer, known for A hét nyolcadik napja (2006), Retrace (2011) and Memoirs of a River (1989). She was previously married to Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács.
BornNovember 10, 1937
BornNovember 10, 1937
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    A hét nyolcadik napja (2006)
    A hét nyolcadik napja
    6.2
    • Director
    • 2006
    Retrace (2011)
    Retrace
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2011
    Memoirs of a River (1989)
    Memoirs of a River
    6.6
    • Director
    • 1989
    Meddig él az ember? I-II (1968)
    Meddig él az ember? I-II
    8.2
    • Director
    • 1968

    Credits

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    Director



    • És a halottak újra énekelnek...
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Találkozunk 1972-ben (Sötétben-világosban)
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Retrace (2011)
      Retrace
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2011
    • A hét nyolcadik napja (2006)
      A hét nyolcadik napja
      6.2
      • Director
      • 2006
    • A Free Man: The Life of Erno Fisch
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Elie Wiesel Goes Home (1996)
      Elie Wiesel Goes Home
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Fruzsina Eszes and Judit Hernádi in Awakening (1995)
      Awakening
      6.8
      • Director
      • 1995
    • A legnagyobb
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1992
    • Memoirs of a River (1989)
      Memoirs of a River
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1989
    • János Szikora and János Ács in Vizsgálat Martinovics Ignác szászvári apát és társainak ügyében (1985)
      Vizsgálat Martinovics Ignác szászvári apát és társainak ügyében
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1985
    • Imre Csiszár and Edit Handel in Maria's Day (1984)
      Maria's Day
      6.5
      • Director
      • 1984
    • Majd holnap (1980)
      Majd holnap
      6.0
      • Director
      • 1980
    • Egyszerü történet (1976)
      Egyszerü történet
      6.6
      • Director
      • 1976
    • Istenmezején 1972-73-ban (1974)
      Istenmezején 1972-73-ban
      7.3
      • Director
      • 1974
    • The Lady from Constantinople (1969)
      The Lady from Constantinople
      6.9
      • Director
      • 1969

    Writer



    • Retrace (2011)
      Retrace
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2011
    • A hét nyolcadik napja (2006)
      A hét nyolcadik napja
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2006
    • Elie Wiesel Goes Home (1996)
      Elie Wiesel Goes Home
      7.3
      • Writer
      • 1996
    • Fruzsina Eszes and Judit Hernádi in Awakening (1995)
      Awakening
      6.8
      • Writer
      • 1995
    • Memoirs of a River (1989)
      Memoirs of a River
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 1989
    • Nobody's Daughter (1976)
      Nobody's Daughter
      7.6
      • Writer
      • 1976
    • Egyszerü történet (1976)
      Egyszerü történet
      6.6
      • Writer
      • 1976
    • Istenmezején 1972-73-ban (1974)
      Istenmezején 1972-73-ban
      7.3
      • Writer
      • 1974
    • The Lady from Constantinople (1969)
      The Lady from Constantinople
      6.9
      • idea
      • 1969
    • Meddig él az ember? I-II (1968)
      Meddig él az ember? I-II
      8.2
      • screenplay
      • 1968
    • Kastélyok lakói
      7.4
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1967
    • Találkozás
      7.5
      Short
      • writer
      • 1963

    Producer



    • És a halottak újra énekelnek...
      • producer
      • 2023
    • Retrace (2011)
      Retrace
      6.9
      • producer
      • 2011
    • A hét nyolcadik napja (2006)
      A hét nyolcadik napja
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Elie Wiesel Goes Home (1996)
      Elie Wiesel Goes Home
      7.3
      • producer
      • 1996

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • November 10, 1937
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Spouse
      • Zsolt Kézdi-Kovács? - September 7, 2014 (his death)
    • Children
      • Eli Laszlo Berger

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      For the purposes of the movie Tutajosok (1990) 14 sheep were spread with flammable substance, and then to the order by Judit Elek were burned alive.

      69 scientists from the Jagiellonian University demanded that the authorities forbid Judit Elek entry to Poland. Scientists wrote, "No director knowing his own worth would debase himself by using so primitive and cruel methods".

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