''A Message from the Volga Shore'' (Hungarian: ''Üzenet a Volgapartról'') is a 1942 Hungarian war

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Alfréd Deésy Alfréd Deésy (22 September 1877 – 18 July 1961) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor. He directed 77 films between 1915 and 1947. Deésy also appeared as an actor in 28 films between 1913 and 1960. Biography Deésy wa ...

and starring

János Sárdy János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos ...

, Júlia Tóth and József Bihari. Juhász p.122 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

István Básthy István Básthy (1896–1970) was a Hungarian art director. He designed the sets for more than fifty productions in the Hungarian film industry, frequently working alongside Sándor Iliszi. His career spanned from the silent era during the 19 ...

and

Sándor Iliszi Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector *Sándor Bo ...

Cast

as Vihar András * Júlia Tóth as Barna Zsuzsi * József Bihari as Tanító úr * Margit Vágóné as András nagyanyja * Ferenc Pethes as Kisbíró *

Hilda Gobbi Hilda Emília Gizella Gobbi (6 June 1913 – 13 July 1988) was an award-winning Hungarian actress, known for her portrayals of elderly women. One of her most beloved performances was as Aunt Szabo in the radio soap opera ''The Szabo Family''. A ...

as Zsuzsi anyja *

Endre C. Turáni Endre is a Hungarian boy name, its origin is from old Turkish, can be given by name and surname. Its English form is Andrew. Endre may refer to: People Hungary Endre is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is a Hungarian form of ''Andrew'' an ...

as Barna János *

Erzsébet Alberty d'Enno Erzsébet ( hr, Setržebet, german: Sandeschewe) is a village in Baranya county, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north ...

as Tatjána * Lajos Rajczy as Bakony István * Lenke Egyed as Bakony anyja * Jenö Bodnár as Barna Bálin * Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Vihar János, András nagybátyja *

Sándor Naszódy Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector *Sándor Bo ...

as Szittya Péter * Dóra Fáy Kiss as Parasztlány *

Elek Bognár Elek (, ) is a town in Békés County, in the Southern Great Plain region of south-east Hungary. Jews lived in the city as early as the 19th century and in 1944 many of them were murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust. Geography The town cove ...

as Rádiós

References

Bibliography

* Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931–1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1942 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1942 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Alfréd Deésy {{Hungary-film-stub