Josef von Báky
Josef von Báky was a Hungarian filmmaker. He was also known as Josef v. Baky and József Báky. Báky was born in the village of Zobor in the Kingdom of Hungary. He worked as an assistant to Géza von Bolváry.
He worked as director or producer on no less than 48 films. He died in Munich, Bavaria, West Germany.
Báky's best known film is Münchhausen, which was released in 1943. It is a fantasy-comedy and is noted for how it avoids politics of its time. The film was ordered by Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels to celebrate the 25th anniversary of UFA and to compete with Hollywood productions.
Selected filmography
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- The Great and the Little Love
- The Woman at the Crossroads
- Stars of Variety
- * A [varieté csillagai]
- Her First Experience
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- Annelie
- Münchhausen
- Via Mala
- And the [Heavens Above Us]
- The Last Illusion
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- Two Times Lotte
- Dreaming Lips
- Diary of a Married Woman
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- Hotel Adlon
- Dunja
- The Girl and the Legend
- Precocious Youth
- Confess, [Doctor Corda]
- Stefanie
- The Man Who Sold Himself
- The [Ideal Woman]
- Marili
- Storm in a [Water Glass (1960 film)|Storm in a Water Glass]
- ''The Strange Countess''