Portrait of Béla Balázs

Writing

Béla Balázs

Career

Active from 1922 to 2026, with a break from 1982 to 2006, busiest in 1927 and 1931 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
0
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score75/100
Highest rated
Poster for Bluebeard's Castle
Bluebeard's Castle
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Béla Balázs Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Situational Comedy
    0.3, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    1.0, average 3.0
  • Physical Comedy
    0.7, average 2.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Melancholy 2
  • Operatic Adaptation 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

31
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

2 titles
Eine florentinische Tragödie / Herzog Blaubarts Burg - Wiener Staatsoper
Eine florentinische Tragödie / Herzog Blaubarts Burg - Wiener Staatsoper (2026)

Writer

Bluebeard's Castle
Bluebeard's Castle (2025)

Writer

2010s

2 titles
Poulenc's  The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle
Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle (2018)

Writer

Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
Tchaikovsky: Iolanta / Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle (2015)

Writer

2000s

1 title
Bluebeard's Castle
Bluebeard's Castle (2007)

Writer

1980s

4 titles
Duke Bluebeard's Castle
Duke Bluebeard's Castle (1989)

Opera

Modré z nebe
Modré z nebe (1984)

Book

Bluebeard's Castle
Bluebeard's Castle (1981)

Writer

Dangerous Games
Dangerous Games (1980)

Writer

1970s

1 title
Dreaming Youth
Dreaming Youth (1974)

Novel

1960s

1 title · average score 83
Bluebeard's Castle
Bluebeard's Castle (1963)
GoodWatch score 83

Story

1940s

2 titles · average score 69
It Happened in Europe
It Happened in Europe (1947)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

In The Black Mountains
In The Black Mountains (1941)

Writer

1930s

7 titles · average score 74
Karl Brunner
Karl Brunner (1936)

Novel

The Thief
The Thief (1935)

Writer

Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel (1932)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer

The Blue Light
The Blue Light (1932)
GoodWatch score 68

Co-Director, Writer

The 3 Penny Opera
The 3 Penny Opera (1931)
GoodWatch score 79

Screenplay, Adaptation

The Threepenny Opera
The Threepenny Opera (1931)

Writer

Sunday of Life
Sunday of Life (1931)

Screenplay

1920s

11 titles · average score 60
Narkose
Narkose (1929)

Writer

Lady Juan
Lady Juan (1928)

Writer

Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen
Das Mädchen mit den fünf Nullen (1927)

Screenplay

Eins + Eins = Drei
Eins + Eins = Drei (1927)

Writer

Grand Hotel...!
Grand Hotel...! (1927)

Screenplay

Madame Wants No Children
Madame Wants No Children (1926)

Writer

Adventures of a Ten Mark Note
Adventures of a Ten Mark Note (1926)

Writer

Moderne Ehen
Moderne Ehen (1924)

Short Story

Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża
Kiedy kobieta zdradza męża (1924)

Novel

Der Unbekannte aus Rußland
Der Unbekannte aus Rußland (1922)

Writer

Sodom and Gomorrah
Sodom and Gomorrah (1922)
GoodWatch score 60

as extra