''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (german: ...und es leuchtet die Puszta) is a 1933 German-Hungarian

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 ...

directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Károly Sugar and

Wolf Albach-Retty Wolf Albach-Retty (born Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach; 28 May 1906 – 21 February 1967) was an Austrian actor. He was the father of Romy Schneider with the German actress Magda Schneider. Career Born as Wolfgang Helmuth Albert Albach in Vienna ...

.Salwolke p. 322 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 ...

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 directors

Herbert Lippschitz Herbert Lippschitz (1904–1972) was a German art director. He rose to prominence during the Weimar Republic in the early sound era. The Jewish Lippschitz was forced to leave Germany following the rise of the Nazi Party to power in 1933. This la ...

and

Márton Vincze Marton Vincze or Márton Vincze (1905–1941) was a Hungarian art directorWaldman p.135 who designed the sets for over eighty films during his career. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''And the Plains Are Gleaming'' (1933) ...

.A separate Hungarian-language version ''

The Old Scoundrel ''The Old Scoundrel'' (Hungarian: ''A vén gazember'') is a 1932 German-Hungarian drama film directed by Heinz Hille and starring Rosy Barsony, Tibor Halmay and Károly Sugar.Lohr p.188 It was made as a co-production between the Hunnia Film St ...

'' was also made.

Cast

* Rosy Barsony as Baroneß Maria Inockay * Károly Sugar as Kaspar Borly, Gutsverwalter *

as Peter Borly, Husarenleutnant *

Tibor Halmay Tibor Halmay (20 December 1894 – 2 November 1944) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.von Dassanowsky p.65 He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and appeared in a mixture of German and Hungarian films during his career. He is sometimes ...

as Graf Balassa, Leutnant *

Magda Kun Magda Kun (17 February 1912 – 7 November 1945) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She was born at Szászrégen and made her stage debut in Budapest. She married actor Steven Geray in 1934, appearing alongside him in the 1935 film ''Dance ...

as Magda, Marias Freundin *

Heinz Salfner Heinz Salfner (31 December 1877 – 13 October 1945) was a German stage and film actor. Salfner appeared in more than sixty films during his career. He played the lead in the 1932 crime film '' A Shot at Dawn''.Youngkin p.465 Selected filmography ...

as Baron Inokay *

Hansi Arnstaedt Hansi Arnstaedt (8 December 1878 – 8 May 1945) was a German film actress. Her role subject was that of the frisky and naive, later she was seen in character roles. In 1913, she was given the role of the title character in Franz Porten's three- ...

as Baronin Inokay *

Olga Limburg Olga Limburg (5 April 1881 – 7 March 1970) was a German theater and film actress. She began her artistic career in 1901 with a commitment at the Municipal Theatre of Poznan. Since 1902, she played at several of Berlin's leading theaters includi ...

as Gräfin Balassa *

Hans Zesch-Ballot Hans Zesch-Ballot (20 May 1896 – 1 September 1972) was a German film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern ...

as Thury * Béla Venczel as General Draskoczy * Franz Göbels as Untersuchungsrichter * Emilia Étsy as Frau Perkàl *

Tivadar Bilicsi Tivadar Bilicsi (1901–1981) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actor, known for his comic roles. Juhász p.64 He performed in over a hundred film or television productions. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''An ...

as 1. Weinreisender * Hugó Déri as 2. Weinreisender * Karl Bischof * Isabella von Papen

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* 1933 films 1930s musical drama films German musical drama films Hungarian musical drama films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films Films directed by Heinz Hille Films set in Hungary UFA GmbH films German multilingual films German black-and-white films Hungarian multilingual films 1933 multilingual films 1933 drama films 1930s German films Films based on works by Kálmán Mikszáth Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{musical-drama-film-stub