Miklós Jancsó (27 September 1921 – 31 January 2014) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Jancsó achieved international prominence from the mid-1960s onwards, with works including The Round Up (Szegénylegények, 1965), The Red and the White (Csillagosok, katonák, 1967) and Red Psalm (Még kér a nép, 1971). Jancsó's films are characterized by visual stylization, elegantly choreographed shots, long takes, historical periods, rural settings, and a lack of psychoanalyzing. A frequent theme of his films is the abuse of power. His works are often allegorical commentaries on Hungary under Communism and the Soviet occupation, although some critics prefer to stress the universal dimensions of Jancsó's explorations. Towards the end of the 1960s and especially into the 1970s, Jancsó's work became increasingly stylized and overtly symbolic. He received five nominations for the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival. winning for Red Psalm in 1972. In 1973 he was awarded the prestigious Kossuth Prize in Hungary. He received awards for his life work in 1979 and 1990, at Cannes and Venice respectively. Description above from the Wikipedia article Miklós Jancsó, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- September 27, 1921
- January 31, 2014 (aged 92)
- Vác, Hungary
- Director and writer
- 6 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
What are Miklós Jancsó's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Morality.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5
Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3
Steady 3 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0
Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 5
Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 6
Moods and endings
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Miklós Jancsó's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Miklós Jancsó's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted.
Filmography
63 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Hungary 2011 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
So Much for Justice! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Ed's Eaten Elevenses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
From Europe Into Europe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
The Battle of Mohács (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Wake Up, Mate, Don't You Sleep (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Legkisebb film a legnagyobb magyarról (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Last Supper at the Arabian Gray Horse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Damn You! the Mosquitoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
The Lord's Lantern in Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)
Hősök tere - szubjektív történelmi mese I (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
The Great Brain Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Elmondták-e...? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)
Message of Stones - Kárpátalja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Message of Stones - Moldova (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Message of Stones: Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Message of Stones: Hegyalja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Message of Stones: Máramaros (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
The Blue Danube Waltz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
God Walks Backwards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Jesus Christ's Horoscope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Season of Monsters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
The Dawn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
The Presence III (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Muzsika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Faustus Faustus Faustus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Jancsó sukulaisten luona (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Omega, Omega, Omega (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)
Budapest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Tyrant's Heart, or Boccaccio in Hungary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)
Das Lied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Allegro Barbaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
Hungarian Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)
The Presence II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Laboratorio teatrale di Luca Ronconi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
Electra, My Love(1974)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Rome Wants Another Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
The Technique and the Rite (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Red Psalm(1972)
Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films
Agnus Dei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
The Pacifist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)
Winter Wind(1969)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
The Confrontation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Decameron '69 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)
Silence and Cry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)
The Red and the White(1967)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
With a Camera in Kostroma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
The Round-Up(1966)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
My Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
The Presence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Cantata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
Encounter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)
An Indian Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)
Három csillag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
Salesmanship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)
A város peremén (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
The Bells Have Gone to Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)
Autumn in Badacsony (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)
Harvest in Orosháza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)
A 8. szabad május 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)
A szovjet mezögazdasági küldöttek tanításai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)
We Took Over the Cause of Peace (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)
Career shape
A full career of 63 titles from 1950 to 2012.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Miklós Jancsó's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 75th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 6 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 77/100 and the pacing 31/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Miklós Jancsó work with?
People who share at least 2 of Miklós Jancsó's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gyula Hernádi shares the most, 5.
Writers
- Gyula HernádiShared titles: Electra, My Love (1974), Red Psalm (1972), Winter Wind (1969), The Red and the White (1967), The Round-Up (1966)See all 5 shared titles with Gyula Hernádi
Actors
- József MadarasShared titles: Electra, My Love (1974), Red Psalm (1972), Winter Wind (1969), The Red and the White (1967), The Round-Up (1966)See all 5 shared titles with József Madaras
- Lajos BalázsovitsShared titles: Private Vices, Public Virtues (1976), Electra, My Love (1974), Red Psalm (1972)See all 3 shared titles with Lajos Balázsovits
- András KozákShared titles: Winter Wind (1969), The Red and the White (1967), The Round-Up (1966)See all 3 shared titles with András Kozák
- György CserhalmiShared titles: Electra, My Love (1974), Red Psalm (1972)See all 2 shared titles with György Cserhalmi
Cinematographers and editors
- Zoltán FarkasShared titles: Electra, My Love (1974), Red Psalm (1972), Winter Wind (1969), The Red and the White (1967), The Round-Up (1966)See all 5 shared titles with Zoltán Farkas
- János KendeShared titles: Electra, My Love (1974), Red Psalm (1972), Winter Wind (1969)See all 3 shared titles with János Kende
- Tamás SomlóShared titles: The Red and the White (1967), The Round-Up (1966)See all 2 shared titles with Tamás Somló