''Battle in Peace'' (Hungarian: ''Ütközet békében'') is a 1952 Hungarian

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directed by

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and starring

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 ...

Ádám Szirtes Ádám Szirtes (born Ádám Szvitek February 10, 1925 – July 27, 1989) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) * ''Kiskrajcár'' (1953) * ''The Sea Has Risen'' (1953) * ''Merry-Go-Round'' (1956) * ''I'll Go ...

and László Bánhidi.Balski p.93 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán. It was produced when

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was at its height in Communist Hungary.

Synopsis

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driver enlists in the Hungarian Army, but struggles to adjust to military service. Ultimately his attempts at individualism are overcome by his training and the love of the attractive Marika.

Cast

* Éva Szentirmai as Marika *

as Széki *

as Beke, András * László Bánhidi as Id. Beke * Ferenc Bessenyei as Antal * András Ambrus as Bogár *

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as Czakó *

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as Balogh Anna * Zsuzsa Gyurkovics as Juliska * Józsa Hacser as Bori *

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as Mátyus * Tibor Haraszin as Juhász *

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as Ferke *

László Kozák László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being freque ...

as Kapor *

László Márkus László Márkus (10 June 1927 – 30 December 1985) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in over 90 films and television shows between 1952 and 1985. He starred in the 1985 film '' Első kétszáz évem'', which was entered into the 36th Be ...

as Dániel *

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as Falus * Piri Peéry as András anyja *

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as Kovács * László Hlatky * László Joó * László Hadics * János Gálcsiki * Ferenc Kalocsai Kiss * István Lázi * Gábor Mádi Szabó * István Prókai * Imre Surányi * László Szabó * Károly Szalay * István Szoboszlay * Endre Tallós * István Tóth *

László Csákányi László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being freque ...

* György Gonda

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz. ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Homoródy, József. ''Magyar film, 1948-1963''. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.

External links

* 1952 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1952 drama films Hungarian drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Viktor Gertler {{Hungary-film-stub