Budapest Twelve


The Budapest Twelve is a list of 12 Hungarian films considered the best from the period between 1948 and 1968. The films were chosen in secret ballot of the Hungarian film industry in 1968.

Budapest Twelve

The International Federation of Film Critics held its annual conference in Budapest in 1968, the year that marked the 20th anniversary of the nationalization of the Hungarian film industry. On this occasion, the department of film critics of the Alliance of Hungarian Filmmakers choose the best 12 films in a secret ballot. The films were screened at the 4. Hungarian Film Week and one year later aired on the Hungarian Public Television.
The full list of films:
#TitleDirectorYear
1.Treasured EarthFrigyes Bán1948
2.The Round-UpMiklós Jancsó1966
3.Merry-Go-RoundZoltán Fábri1956
4.Cold DaysAndrás Kovács1966
5.Springtime in BudapestFélix Máriássy1955
6.Professor HannibalZoltán Fábri1956
7.In Soldier's Uniform1957
8.The House Under the RocksKároly Makk1958
9.Ten Thousand DaysFerenc Kósa1967
10.SodrásbanIstván Gaál1963
11.The Corporal and the OthersMárton Keleti1966
12.FatherIstván Szabó1966

New Budapest Twelve

In 2000, the Alliance of Hungarian Filmmakers and Television Directors along with the film and TV critic department of the National Association of Hungarian Journalists voted on the films they consider the best in the history of Hungarian cinema.
The full list of films:
#TitleDirectorYear
1.The Round-UpMiklós Jancsó1966
2.LoveKároly Makk1971
3.SzindbádZoltán Huszárik1971
4.People of the MountainsIstván Szőts1942
5.Somewhere in EuropeGéza von Radványi1948
6.Time Stands StillPéter Gothár1982
7.Hyppolit, the ButlerIstván Székely1931
8.Merry-Go-RoundZoltán Fábri1956
9.Little ValentinoAndrás Jeles1979
10.My 20th CenturyIldikó Enyedi1989
11.FatherIstván Szabó1966
12.Professor HannibalZoltán Fábri1956