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Ákos Ráthonyi(1908-1969)

  • Director
  • Writer
  • Actor
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Ákos Ráthonyi was born on 26 March 1908 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. He was a director and writer, known for Frau Warrens Gewerbe (1960), Una volta alla settimana (1942) and La fortuna viene dal cielo (1942). He was married to Klári Tolnay and Irén Pelsöczy. He died on 6 January 1969 in Munich, West Germany.
BornMarch 26, 1908
DiedJanuary 6, 1969(60)
BornMarch 26, 1908
DiedJanuary 6, 1969(60)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

O.E. Hasse and Lilli Palmer in Frau Warrens Gewerbe (1960)
Frau Warrens Gewerbe
6.4
  • Director
  • 1960
Una volta alla settimana
  • Director(as Akos Rathony)
  • 1942
La fortuna viene dal cielo (1942)
La fortuna viene dal cielo
5.4
  • Director(as Akos Ratoni)
  • 1942
Fizessen, nagysád! (1937)
Fizessen, nagysád!
7.2
  • Director
  • 1937

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Director

  • Zieh dich aus, Puppe (1968)
    Zieh dich aus, Puppe
    5.5
    • Director (as Akos von Rathony)
    • 1968
  • Der nächste Herr, dieselbe Dame (1968)
    Der nächste Herr, dieselbe Dame
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1968
  • Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand (1967)
    Jungfrau aus zweiter Hand
    7.4
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1967
  • Karin Field in St. Pauli Herbertstraße (1965)
    St. Pauli Herbertstraße
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1965
  • Night of the Vampires (1964)
    Night of the Vampires
    5.4
    • Director (as Akos von Ratony)
    • 1964
  • William Bendix, Christine Kaufmann, and Ron Randell in The Phony American (1961)
    The Phony American
    6.4
    • Director (as Akos von Ratony)
    • 1961
  • Walter Giller, Elke Sommer, and Nadja Tiller in Geliebte Hochstaplerin (1961)
    Geliebte Hochstaplerin
    5.1
    • Director
    • 1961
  • The Devil's Daffodil (1961)
    The Devil's Daffodil
    5.5
    • Director (as Akos von Rathony)
    • 1961
  • O.E. Hasse and Lilli Palmer in Frau Warrens Gewerbe (1960)
    Frau Warrens Gewerbe
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1960
  • Don't Blame the Stork (1954)
    Don't Blame the Stork
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1954
  • Hannelore Schroth and Hermann Thimig in Das unmögliche Mädchen (1951)
    Das unmögliche Mädchen
    2.6
    • Director (as Akos v. Ratony)
    • 1951
  • Bruni Löbel in Engel im Abendkleid (1951)
    Engel im Abendkleid
    5.5
    • Director (as Akos v. Ratony)
    • 1951
  • Boris Streimann in Schön muß man sein (1951)
    Schön muß man sein
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1951
  • Bruni Löbel in Mädchen mit Beziehungen (1950)
    Mädchen mit Beziehungen
    6.7
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Maharadscha wider Willen (1950)
    Maharadscha wider Willen
    • Director
    • 1950

Writer

  • Night of the Vampires (1964)
    Night of the Vampires
    5.4
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1964
  • Una volta alla settimana
    • screenplay
    • story (as Akos Rathony)
    • 1942
  • La fortuna viene dal cielo (1942)
    La fortuna viene dal cielo
    5.4
    • story
    • 1942
  • Klári Tolnay in Havasi napsütés (1941)
    Havasi napsütés
    4.7
    • Writer
    • 1941
  • Fizessen, nagysád! (1937)
    Fizessen, nagysád!
    7.2
    • Writer
    • 1937

Actor

  • Havi 200 fix (1936)
    Havi 200 fix
    7.4
    • (singing voice, as ifj. Ráthonyi Ákos)
    • 1936
  • Dreams of Love (1935)
    Dreams of Love
    5.6
    • Tanítvány (as Akos Ratonyi)
    • 1935

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Akos Rathony
  • Born
    • March 26, 1908
    • Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]
  • Died
    • January 6, 1969
    • Munich, West Germany
  • Spouses
      Klári TolnaySeptember 26, 1936 - 1945 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Children
    • Zsuzsanna Ráthonyi

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