''Bánk Bán'' is a 1914
silent Austro-Hungarian film directed by
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...
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Cast
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László Bakó
László Bakó (21 November 1872 in Sárközújlak, Kingdom of Hungary – 5 August 1928 in Budapest) was a Hungarian actor, most notable for appearing in the silent film ''Bánk Bán''.
Life
Bakó was born in Sárközújlak, Szatmár County, ...
as
Bánk Bán
''Bánk bán'' is an opera in 3 acts by composer Ferenc Erkel. The work uses a Hungarian-language libretto by Béni Egressy which is based on a stage play of the same name by József Katona. (''Bán'' is Ban (title), ban in English, similar to a v ...
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Mihály Fekete
Mihály Fekete (31 December 1884 – 16 April 1960) was a Hungarian actor, screenwriter and film director.
Selected filmography
Actor
* '' The Yellow Foal'' (1913)
* ''The Exile'' (1914)
* ''Bánk Bán
''Bánk bán'' is an opera in 3 acts ...
as Mikhál bán
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Jenő Janovics
Jenő Janovics (8 December 1872 – 16 November 1945) was a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and actor of the silent era. He directed 33 films between 1913 and 1920. He also wrote for 30 films between 1913 and 1918. He was the found ...
as Biberach
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Mari Jászai
Mari Jászai (born Mária Krippel; 24 February 1850, Ászár – 5 October 1926, Budapest) was a Hungarian actress.
Life
Mari Jászai 24 February 1850 in Ászár, Komárom county, as a daughter of a carpenter. She worked from age 10 as a maid ...
as Gertrudis királyné
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István Szentgyörgyi
István Szentgyörgyi (1881, Bégaszentgyörgy - 1938, Budapest) was a Hungarian sculptor. His work exemplified neo-classicism. Fourteen of his statues are in the possession of the Hungarian National Gallery and a copy of "Tip Catting" can be f ...
as Tiborc
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Victor Varconi
Victor Varconi (born Mihály Várkonyi; March 31, 1891 – June 6, 1976) was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films, before relocating to the United States, where ...
(as Mihály Várkonyi)
* Erzsi Paulay as Melinda
* Adorján Nagy as
II. Endre király
See also
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Michael Curtiz filmography
Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961. During this period he directed, wholly or in part, 181 films. He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria and f ...
References
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1914 films
Austrian black-and-white films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Austrian silent feature films
Hungarian silent feature films
Films directed by Michael Curtiz
Austro-Hungarian films
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