Marcell Jankovics Movies

A horse goddess gives birth to three powerful brothers who set out into the Underworld to save three princesses from three evil dragons and reclaim...

There is a wealthy king living in a castle, who loves his only daughter very much. So much so, that he never lets her go outside. To his woe, one day...

A traditional Hungarian poetic fairytale that describes the epic adventures of a young shepherd through love, war, magic and death.

Poor man Matthias is so poor, that one day he goes into the forest to hang himself. There he meets the Devil and manages to outwit him.

A widowed king sends out the word that he shall merry any women, who can spin yarn of gold out of string.

King becomes obliged to the Devil to give him his only daughter on her 15th birthday. When the day comes, Devil takes the Princess to hell, where she...

A young prince who was afraid to die, leaves his home in search of Foreverland.

Jankovics's adaptation of the eponymous play is divided into multiple parts, and depicts the creation and fall of Man throughout history.

The Devil's son steals and eats a poor woodcutter's corn cakes, so his father orders him to serve the poor man for three years.

An animation advertisement for the airline Air India which went on to screen as a movie at film festivals.

Divided into four sections, "Song" is inspired by the Siberian and Finno-Ugric legends about Creation, in which the world begins with characters who...

The great actor hurries to his dressing room after the raging success. He gets rid of Othello's costume and mask. He is trying to find his way back...

Short Gusztáv cartoon.

A young man calls his friend, goes to war, returns wounded and reunites with his friend.

The shopkeeper, the king and the poor man get lost in the woods one after the other. A Hedgehog rescues all three, but only after they agree to their...

Short Gusztáv cartoon.

Twenty well-known Hungarian artists - 10 right-wing (said to be) and 10 left-liberal (said to be) writers, directors, actors, musicians talk about...

A young peasant boy stands up to tyranny, aided by his trusting friend - a goose.

No such film has ever been made about Marcell Jankovics - the renowned film director, cultural historian and honored "Artist of the Nation" - which...