''Changing the Guard'' (Hungarian: ''Örségváltás'') is a 1942 Hungarian

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directed by

Viktor Bánky Viktor Bánky (17 January 1899 – 13 March 1967) was a Hungarian film editor and director. Selected filmography Editor * '' A Night in Venice'' (1934) * '' Where the Lark Sings'' (1936) * '' Fräulein Veronika'' (1936) * '' Sein letztes Modell' ...

and starring Antal Páger,

Gyula Csortos Gyula József Csortos (3 March 1883 – 1 August 1945) was a Hungarian film and stage actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1912 and 1944. He was born in Munkács and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' A Vörös Sámson'' (1917) ...

and

Valéria Hidvéghy Valéria Hidvéghy or Valerie Pascal Delacorte (14 June 1914 – 14 July 2011) was a Hungarian actress. Life Delacorte was born in Budapest and broke through the iron curtain to marry the film producer Gabriel Pascal. She is best known today ...

. A talented young

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is frustrated by the

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management of his factory who constantly overlook him. Eventually his talent is recognised by the authorities and he is appointed to run the factory and clear out the old guard. It was the second of two films with overtly nationalistic themes that Bánky and Páger made in 1942. The previous film '' Dr. Kovács István'' had dealt with similar issues in Hungarian society.Cunnignham p.59

Cast

* Antal Páger as Takács Péter *

as Kály Zsiga *

as Marianna, Kályék lánya *

Dezső Kertész Dezsö Kertész (2 September 1890 – 18 October 1965) was a Hungarian film actor and director. Kertész was born in Békés and died in Budapest at age 73. Selected filmography Actor * '' The Village Rogue'' (1916) * ''The Laughing Saskia'' ...

as Zubiczky *

Margit Ladomerszky Margit Ladomerszky (17 December 1904 – 10 October 1979) was a Hungary, Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * ''Spring Shower'' (1932) * ''Romance of Ida'' (1934) * ''Istvan Bors'' (1939) * ''Gül Baba (1940 film), Gül Baba'' (1940) * '' ...

as Kályné *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * ''Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * ''Spring Showe ...

as Vargha bácsi *

Béla Mihályffi Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá, derived from ''bílá'' (''whit ...

as Szegõ Lipót *

Zoltán Szakáts Zoltán () is a Hungarian masculine given name. The name days for this name are 8 March and 23 June in Hungary, and 7 April in Slovakia. Zoltána is the feminine version. Notable people * Zoltán of Hungary * Zoltan Bathory, guitarist of heavy ...

as Bajkó László *

Mariska Vízváry Mariska Vízváry (1877–1954) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Kelecsényi p.346 & 352 She was a member of the Hungarian National Theatre. She appeared in around forty films during the sound era, working as a character actress in support ...

as Pepi néni *

Nándor Bihary Nándor is a Hungarian form of given name Ferdinand. In Old Hungarian, the word signified " Bulgar", but it fell into disuse, probably soon after 1000 AD.Jenö Danis Jenö Danis (1888–1963) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Székely & Gajdó p.602 He appeared in more than forty films. Selected filmography * ''Landslide'' (1940) * '' On the Way Home'' (1940) * '' Entry Forbidden'' (1941) * '' Prince B ...

as Ferenc, altiszt *

Béla Fáy Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá, derived from ''bílá'' (''whit ...

as Kallós * Irén Pelsöczy as Szepesy testvére *

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 Magda, Bajkó felesége * Béla Vizi as Gróf Szepesy Miklós

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1942 films 1942 drama films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Viktor Bánky Hungarian black-and-white films {{Hungary-film-stub