''A Strange Mask of Identity'' (Hungarian: ''Különös ismertetőjel'') is a 1955 Hungarian

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directed by

Zoltán Várkonyi Zoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian actor and film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Four years later, he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow Intern ...

and starring

Ferenc Bessenyei Ferenc Bessenyei (10 February 1919 – 27 December 2004) was a Hungarian actor and singer. He began his career in the choir at National Theatre of Szeged in 1940 and became one of Hungary's most respected stage performers. As singer he appe ...

Erzsi Somogyi Erzsi Somogyi (1906–1973) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Fekete p.546 She was born in Transylvania in what subsequently became Romania after the First World War. She was active on the stage in Budapest for many decades, while also makin ...

and

Imre Sinkovits Imre Sinkovits (21 September 1928 in Budapest – 18 January 2001 in Budapest) was a Hungarian actor. Career After a year in Downtown Theatre and another in Youth Theatre, in 1949 he got a job in National Theatre, where he stayed until ...

.Cunningham p.83 The plot of the movie is set in the Hungarian communist resistance during

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.
Directory of World Cinema. Volume 7, East Central Europe
'. Bristol: Intellect, 2011. p. 252 It was shot at the

Hunnia Studios Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most important Hungarian silent film compa ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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István Köpeczi-Boócz.

Cast

as Szabó Imre *

as Szabóné *

as Kóti *

Éva Ruttkai Éva Ruttkai (31 December 1927 – 27 September 1986) was a Hungarian actress, well known from her work on stage, cinema, and television productions. She was the wife of Miklós Gábor, and later Zoltán Latinovits. Life Éva Ruttkai (born Éva ...

as Eszti *

Violetta Ferrari Violetta Ferrari (25 April 1930 – 23 January 2014) was a Hungarian actress. She died on 23 January 2014, aged 83, in Budapest. Selected filmography *'' Paprika'' (1959) * ''Grounds for Divorce Grounds for divorce are regulations speci ...

as Felhõ *

Lajos Básti Lajos Básti (17 November 1911 – 1 June 1977) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1977. Selected filmography References External links * 1911 births 1977 deaths Hungarian male film actors ...

as Gara *

Vera Szemere Vera Szemere (born Seligmann 6 August 1923 – 3 April 1995) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Gyávaság'' (1942) * '' Male Fidelity'' (1942) * '' Changing the Guard'' (1942) * '' Suburban Guard Post'' (1943) * '' Time of ...

as Anna *

Gyula Gózon Gyula Gózon (19 April 1885 – 8 October 1972) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. Life Gyula Gózon was born on 19 April 1885, in Érsekújvár, but grew up in Esztergom. With the mentoring of his brother, he could fulfill his dream of lea ...

as Guba *

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 Sári mama *

Endre Szemethy 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 Zsiga bátyánk *

Tibor Molnár Tibor Molnár (26 July 1921 – 24 November 1982) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1948 and 1982. Selected filmography * ''Tüz'' (1948) * ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) - Tarcali Jani * ''Szabóné'' (19 ...

as Busa János *

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as Busáné *

Andor Ajtay Andor Ajtay (1903–1975) was a Hungarian Kossuth Prize-winning (1954) actor. Selected filmography * ''Lady Seeks a Room'' (1937) * ''I defended a woman'' (1938) * ''Two Girls on the Street'' (1939) * ''Orient Express'' (1943) * ''Two Wishes' ...

as Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre *

István Somló István Somló (1902–1971) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Székely & Gajdó p.443 In 1947 he was appointed as a co-manager of the Comedy Theatre of Budapest along with Klári Tolnay. Of Jewish heritage, he was unable to work during the ...

as Váraljay *

Ferenc Ladányi Ferenc Ladányi (1909–1965) was a Hungarian stage, television and film actor. He was a winner of the Kossuth Prize.''Kossuth-, Állami és Széchenyi-díjasok 1948-2008. Magyar Közlöny Lap- és Könyvkiadó''. 2008. p.67 Selected filmography ...

as Ottó *

Imre Apáthi Imre Apáthi (1909–1960) was a Hungarian stage and film actor and director.Cunningham p.91 He was married to the actress Vera Sennyei. Selected filmography * ''The Rakoczi March'' (1933) * ''Emmy'' (1934) * '' I May See Her Once a Week'' (19 ...

as Barnakalapos *

Rudolf Somogyvári Rudolf Somogyvári (born Rezső Skoda 1916–1976) was a Hungarian actor. He was the voice of Mz / X in the hit Hungarian animated program ''The Mézga Family''. Selected filmography * '' Viki'' (1937) * ''Two Prisoners'' (1938) * ''Money Is ...

as Szõke Lex

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.

External links

* 1955 films Hungarian drama films 1950s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Zoltán Várkonyi 1955 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films set in 1942 Films set in Budapest Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{Hungary-film-stub