István Erdélyi Explained

István Erdélyi
Birth Date:22 December 1902
Birth Place:Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Occupation:Producer
Yearsactive:c.1936–1944 (film)

István Erdélyi (born 1902) was a Hungarian film producer. Active in the Hungarian film industry during the 1930s and 1940s, he founded the production and distribution company Kárpát Film and was a leader of the industry body OMME.[1] He opposed the Anti-Jewish Laws imposed by the Hungarian government as harmful to the film industry, and sought approval to continue employing Jewish filmmakers such as Karoly Noti.[2]

Selected filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Frey p.231
  2. Frey p.241-42