Judit Elek

Director

Born: November 10, 1937
Died: October 1, 2025 (age 87)
From: Budapest, Hungary

Judit Elek (10 November 1937 - 1 October 2025) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her film Mária-nap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival. She graduated in 1961 from the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest (now the University of Theatre and Film Arts Budapest), and joined Mafilm as an…

Filmography (19)

After All the Dead Sing Again... (2018)
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Retrace (2011)
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Negative history of Hungarian cinema (2010)
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The Eighth Day of the Week
The Eighth Day of the Week (2006)
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Elie Wiesel Goes Home (1997)
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A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch (1996)
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Awakening (1995)
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Memories of a River (1990)
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Maria's Day (1984)
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Maybe Tomorrow (1980)
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The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins (1980)
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A Commonplace Story (1976)
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On the Field of God in 1972-73 (1974)
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Tamás Cseh: The First Photo (1974)
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We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light (1970)
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The Lady from Constantinople (1969)
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How Long Does Man Live? (1967)
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Castle Dwellers (1966)
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Encounter (1963)
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