''Danse Macabre'' (Hungarian: ''A tettes ismeretlen'') is a 1958 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
László Ranódy
László Ranódy (14 September 1919 – 14 October 1983) was a Hungarian film director. He directed 18 films between 1950 and 1980. His film '' Drama of the Lark'' was entered into the 1964 Cannes Film Festival.
Selected filmography
* ''Lo ...
and
László Nádasy and starring
Klári Tolnay
Klári Tolnay (born Rozália Klára Tolnay; 17 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Hungarian actress. She received the Kossuth Prize in 1951 and 1952.
Life
Klári Tolnay (born Rózsi Tolnay) was born on 17 July 1914 in Budapest, as the da ...
,
Antal Páger and
Margit Bara
Margit Bara (21 June 1928 – 25 October 2016) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1956 and 1975. She retired from acting in 1977 and later in 1992 received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and in 200 ...
.
[Portuges p.152] 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 ...
in
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 director István Básthy.
Main cast
*
Klári Tolnay
Klári Tolnay (born Rozália Klára Tolnay; 17 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Hungarian actress. She received the Kossuth Prize in 1951 and 1952.
Life
Klári Tolnay (born Rózsi Tolnay) was born on 17 July 1914 in Budapest, as the da ...
as Miklósiné Zsófi
*
Antal Páger as Miklósi
*
Margit Bara
Margit Bara (21 June 1928 – 25 October 2016) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1956 and 1975. She retired from acting in 1977 and later in 1992 received the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary and in 200 ...
as Schneiderné
*
Andor Ajtay
Andor Ajtay (1903–1975) was a Hungarian Kossuth Prize-winning (1954) actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Lady Seeks a Room'' (1937)
* '' I defended a woman'' (1938)
* ''Two Girls on the Street'' (1939)
* ''Orient Express'' (1943)
* '' Two Wish ...
as Schneider doktor
*
György Bárdy
György Bárdy (26 May 1921 – 27 May 2013) was a Hungarian film and television actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Valahol Európában'' (1948)
* '' Nyugati övezet'' (1952)
* ''Two Confessions'' (1957)
* '' Pillar of Salt'' (1958)
* ''A Few S ...
as Janó
*
Gyula Buss as Szalóky Sándor
*
Margit Dajka
Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret.
People bearing the name include:
* Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor
* Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and princ ...
as Nagymama
*
Ervin Kibédi Ervin may refer to:
* Ervin (given name)
* Ervin (surname)
* Ervin Township, Howard County, Indiana, one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, USA
See also
* Justice Ervin (disambiguation)
* Earvin
* Ervine
* Erving (disambiguation)
* Er ...
as Teherautó kisérõ
*
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 Sh ...
as Marci bácsi
*
Gábor Mádi Szabó
Gábor Mádi Szabó (1922–2003) was a Hungarian actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Mrs. Szabó'' (1949)
* ''The Sea Has Risen'' (1953)
* '' Two Confessions'' (1957)
* '' The Smugglers'' (1958)
* '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1958)
* ''I'll Go to ...
as Pista bácsi, rendõr
*
Mária Mezei
Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970.
Selected filmography
* '' Tales of Budapest'' (1937)
* '' One Night in Transylvania'' (1941)
* '' Jan ...
as Smidlovicsné
References
Bibliography
* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1980.
* Portuges, Catherine. ''Screen Memories: The Hungarian Cinema of Márta Mészáros''. Indiana University Press, 1993.
External links
*
1958 films
Hungarian drama films
1950s Hungarian-language films
1958 drama films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by László Ranódy
Films directed by László Nádasy
Films shot at Hunnia Studios
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