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
1923
Born(1893-01-02)2 January 1893
Died18 February 1945(1945-02-18) (aged 52)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter
Film director
Years active1920 - 1939
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

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References

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  1. ^ Cunningham p.28

Bibliography

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  • 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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