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 (FIPRESCI) 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 4th Hungarian Film Week and one year later aired on the Hungarian Public Television.
The full list of films: #TitleDirectorYear1.Treasured EarthFrigyes Bán19482.The Round-UpMiklós Jancsó19663.Merry-Go-RoundZoltán Fábri19564.Cold DaysAndrás Kovács19665.Springtime in BudapestFélix Máriássy19556.Professor HannibalZoltán Fábri19567.In Soldier's Uniform19578.The House Under the RocksKároly Makk19589.Ten Thousand DaysFerenc Kósa196710.SodrásbanIstván Gaál196311.The Corporal and the OthersMárton Keleti196612.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: #TitleDirectorYear1.The Round-UpMiklós Jancsó19662.LoveKároly Makk19713.SzindbádZoltán Huszárik19714.People of the MountainsIstván Szőts19425.Somewhere in EuropeGéza von Radványi19486.Time Stands StillPéter Gothár19827.Hyppolit, the ButlerIstván Székely19318.Merry-Go-RoundZoltán Fábri19569.Little ValentinoAndrás Jeles197910.My 20th CenturyIldikó Enyedi198911.FatherIstván Szabó196612.Professor HannibalZoltán Fábri1956
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