''Beauty of the Pusta'' (Hungarian: ''Pusztai szél'') is a 1937 Hungarian
historical
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drama film
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directed by
Steve Sekely and starring
Mária Lázár,
Pál Jávor and
Ferenc Kiss.
[Cunningham p.227] It is based on a 1931 play of the same title by
Sándor Hunyady.
Synopsis
During the
1880s
The 1880s (pronounced "eighteen-eighties") was a decade of the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1880, and ended on December 31, 1889.
The period was characterized in general by economic growth and prosperity in many parts of the world, ...
on the
Great Hungarian Plain, the
innkeeper
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Anna has long been in a relationship with a
bandit outlaw. However she meets and falls in love with a
cavalryman
Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light cavalry in ...
battling the outlaws, leading to her former lover seeking revenge on them both.
Cast
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Mária Lázár as Anna, özvegy Török Pálné
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Pál Jávor as Bors István pandúrõrmester
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Ferenc Kiss as Üstödi Antal betyár
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József Juhász as Almássy László
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Gábor Rajnay
Gábor Rajnay (born Gábor Rezső Árpád György Uros Imre Joanovics; 11 May 1895 – 10 July 1961) was a Hungarian film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''The Officer's Swordknot'' (1915)
* ''Faun'' (1918)
* '' Number 111'' (1919)
* '' Yamata'' ...
as Alispán
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Lili Berky
Lili Berky (born Amália Terézia Berky) was a Hungarian actress. She was born on 15 March 1886 in Győr, Austria-Hungary, and died on 5 February 1958. She was married to Gyula Gózon.
Selected filmography
* '' The Yellow Foal'' (1913)
* ''Whi ...
as Almássy Tamásné, Kamilla
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Gizi Hertay as Szobalány
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Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Orvos
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Attila Petheö as Almássy Tamás fõispán
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Margit Vágóné as Máriskó, öreg cseléd
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Kálmán Zátony as Pandúr kapitány
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Zita Szeleczky
Zita Szeleczky (born Zita Klára Terézia Szeleczky 20 April 1915 – 12 July 1999) was a Hungary, Hungarian stage actress, stage and film actress. She was discovered by the film studios in 1938 and soon became one of the most popular screen star ...
References
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.
* 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
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1937 films
Hungarian drama films
1930s Hungarian-language films
1938 drama films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Steve Sekely
Hungarian historical films
1930s historical films
Films set in the 1880s
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