''Devil Rider'' (Hungarian: ''Ördöglovas'') is a 1944 Hungarian historical adventure film directed by Dezsõ Ákos Hamza and starring

Gyula Benkö Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

Manyi Kiss Manyi Kiss (Born Margit Kiss; 12 March 1911 – 24 March 1971) was a Hungarian actress. Career She was born in Magyarlóna, Kolozs County, Hungary ''(now Luna de Sus, Romania)'', to Lajos Kiss and Zsuzsanna Nagy. She acted from 1926 in Cluj ' ...

and Mária Sulyok.Frey p.340 The film's sets were designed by the art directors

Sándor Iliszi Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector *Sándor Bo ...

and

Imre Sörés Imre Sörés (1907–1986) was a Hungarian art director. Hayes p.125 & 132 He worked in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets for productions from the Horthy era to the postwar Communist period, generally at the Hunnia Studios in Buda ...

. It is inspired by the life of the nineteenth century Hungarian aristocrat Móric Sándor, who married the daughter of Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich.

Cast

* Alice Fényes as Leontine *

as Jopsefine * Mária Sulyok as Metternich felesége *

as Sándor Móric *

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 Kosztanovics *

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 Metternich * Livia Hajnóczi as Szobalány * Brigitta Cserna as Kõrössy Ágota grófnõ * Géza Kardos as Sándor Móric gróf apja * Lenke Csanádi as Borka, Körössy Ágota grófnö szobalánya *

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 ...

Sándor Hidassy Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector *Sándor Bo ...

Lajos Gárday Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aul ...

* Melinda Vajda * Samu Balázs *

Gusztáv Vándory Gusztáv Vándory (6 December 1882 – 16 November 1964) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was born and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' Yamata'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abroad'' (1919) * '' Veszélyben ...

György Gonda György () is a Hungarian version of the name '' George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits, as a Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy, Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnographer, father of Lász ...

Gusztáv Pártos Gusztáv Pártos (18 August 1895, Pusztaszentbenedek – 22 March 1951, Budapest) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Lord Arthur Saville's Crime (film), Lord Arthur Saville's Crime'' (1920) * ''The Black Captain'' (1920) * ''Arsene ...

* Gusztáv Harasztos *

Lajos Sugár Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aul ...

References

Bibliography

* Frey, David. ''Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929–1944''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. * Judson, Pieter and M. Rozenblit, Marsha L. (ed). ''Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe''. Berghahn Books, 2005. * 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

* 1944 films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1944 adventure films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Dezsõ Ákos Hamza 1940s historical adventure films Hungarian historical adventure films Films set in the 19th century {{Hungary-film-stub