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Stars Of Eger (1923 Film)
''Stars of Eger'' (Hungarian: ''Egri csillagok'') is a 1923 Cinema of Hungary, Hungarian silent film, silent historical film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Mara Jankovszky, Zoltán Makláry and Ili K. Takács. It is an adaptation of the 1899 novel ''Eclipse of the Crescent Moon'' by Géza Gárdonyi. A Stars of Eger (1968 film), second film adaptation was made in 1968. Cast * Mara Jankovszky - Éva Cecey * Zoltán Makláry - Jumurdzsák * Ili K. Takács - Ceceyné * Gyula Stella * Gyula Zilahi * Sándor Fülöp * Nándor Bihary - István Dobó * Elemér Baló * Lajos Réthey - Pap * Johann von Vásáry * László Angyal - Hóhér * Béla Pogány - Bálint Török * Béla Sziklai - Gergely Bornemissza * Kornélné Jolán Sziklay * Rezsõ Szántó * Ferenc Szécsi Bibliography * Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. External links * 1923 films Hungarian silent films Hungarian-language f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pál Fejös
Pál Fejős (27 January 1897 – 23 April 1963), known professionally as Paul Fejos, was a Hungarian-American film director, director of feature films and documentaries who worked in a number of countries including the United States. He also studied medicine in his youth and became a prominent anthropologist later in life. During World War I, Fejos worked as a medical orderly for the Imperial Austrian Army on the Italian front lines and also managed a theatre that performed for troops. After the war, he returned to Budapest and eventually worked for the Orient-Film production company. He began to direct films in 1919 or 1920 for Mobil Studios in Hungary until he escaped in 1923 to flee the White Terror and the Miklós Horthy, Horthy regime. He made his way to New York City and then eventually to Hollywood where he began production on his first American feature film, ''The Last Moment'', in October 1927. The film proved to be popular, which allowed him to sign with Universal Studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |