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Ákos Tolnay

Writer, also actor and producer · Died February 7, 1981, aged 78 · Szeged, Hungary

Born
January 18, 1903
Died
February 7, 1981 (aged 78)
From
Szeged, Hungary
Works as
Writer, also actor and producer
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 26 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 33% in 30 days

What are Ákos Tolnay's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Society
29%
Bonds
20%
Survival
20%
Self
18%
Morality
14%
Community2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 2 · Charged 0 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
1
Hopeful
1
Joyful
1
Dread
1
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Ákos Tolnay's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ákos Tolnay's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

26 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • The White Warrior (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay

  • Dubrovsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Screenplay · Story

  • A Parisian in Rome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Screenplay · Story

  • Voice of Silence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Screenplay

  • The Golden Madonna(1949)

    Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Altura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Screenplay

  • Call Of The Blood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Writer

  • Rome, Open City(1945)

    as Austrian Deserter

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Due cuori fra le belve(1943)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Madrid de mis sueños (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Screenplay

  • La famiglia Brambilla in vacanza (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Villa da vendere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Il chiromante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Caravaggio, il pittore maledetto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Screenplay

  • Il sogno di tutti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Alessandro, sei grande! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • La gerla di papà Martin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Screenplay

  • Pasha's Wives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Story

  • Return of a Stranger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Thunder in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • The Wife of General Ling (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Screenplay

  • Elephant Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Additional Writing

  • Wings over Africa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Story

  • Ball at Savoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Adaptation

  • Drake of England (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Writer

  • The Scandal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Screenplay

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1934 to 1959.

Biggest box office

Rome, Open City (1945)

$29K worldwide

Highest rated

Rome, Open City (1945)

Midcredits 98th

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 26: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleWriting24 of 26: 24 only writing, 0 with another roleOther crew1 of 26: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s9 · crew1940s13 · 1 acting · 12 crew1950s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Ákos Tolnay's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 53rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

21stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 3 titles divides audiences: 1 is Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · actor

Rome, Open City (1945)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 49/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 65, detractors 33. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Ákos Tolnay work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ákos Tolnay's MovieCove titles; Claudio Ermelli shares the most, 2.