Judit Elek

1937 - 2025 (age 87) • Directing

Born: 11/10/1937 in Budapest, Hungary

Died: 10/1/2025 (age 87)

Known for: Directing

Judit Elek

Judit Elek (10 November 1937 - 1 October 2025) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. She has directed 16 films between 1962 and 2006. Her film Mária-nap was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.

Known For

Nobody's Daughter

63%

Writer

1976

The Lady from Constantinople

63%

Director

1969

Maria's Day

42%

Director

1984

Maybe Tomorrow

40%

Director

1980

Memories of a River

67%

Director

1990

Encounter

65%

Director

1963

The Eighth Day of the Week

70%

Writer

2006

Elie Wiesel Goes Home

90%

Director

1997

After All the Dead Sing Again...

Director

2018

Retrace

Director

2011

Negative history of Hungarian cinema

Self

2010

The Eighth Day of the Week

70%

Writer

2006

The Eighth Day of the Week

70%

Director

2006

The Eighth Day of the Week

70%

Producer

2006

Elie Wiesel Goes Home

90%

Director

1997

Elie Wiesel Goes Home

90%

Editor

1997

Elie Wiesel Goes Home

90%

Producer

1997

A Free Man – The Life of Ernő Fisch

Director

1996

Awakening

100%

Director

1995

Awakening

100%

Screenplay

1995

Awakening

100%

Editor

1995

Memories of a River

67%

Director

1990

Memories of a River

67%

Writer

1990

Maria's Day

42%

Director

1984

Maybe Tomorrow

40%

Director

1980

The Trial of Martinovics and the Hungarian Jacobins

100%

Director

1980

A Commonplace Story

90%

Director

1976

Nobody's Daughter

63%

Writer

1976

On the Field of God in 1972-73

80%

Director

1974

Tamás Cseh: The First Photo

Director

1974

We Will Meet in 1972 – In Dark and in Light

100%

Director

1970

The Lady from Constantinople

63%

Director

1969

The Lady from Constantinople

63%

Idea

1969

How Long Does Man Live?

80%

Director

1967

Castle Dwellers

70%

Director

1966

Castle Dwellers

70%

Writer

1966