''Don Juan's Last Adventure'' (Hungarian: ''Don Juan legutolsó kalandja'') is a 1958 Hungarian
drama film
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directed by
Márton Keleti and starring
Zoltán Várkonyi,
Margit Bara and
Antal Páger.
[Rîpeanu p.34] It was shot at the
Hunnia Studios in
Budapest
Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
László Duba.
Synopsis
Suffering under a curse of several hundred years,
Don Juan
Don Juan (), also known as Don Giovanni ( Italian), is a legendary fictional Spanish libertine who devotes his life to seducing women.
The original version of the story of Don Juan appears in the 1630 play (''The Trickster of Seville and t ...
arrives in
Budapest
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in the guise of a
South American
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businessman
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. He has to charm a new woman to avoid the curse, but Kata refuses to be swayed by any of his practiced tricks at seduction.
Cast
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Zoltán Várkonyi as Don Juan
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Margit Bara as Lukács Kata
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Antal Páger as Leporello
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György Pálos
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Imre Apáthi
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Tibor Benedek
Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian professional water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olym ...
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Ervin Kibédi
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István Rozsos
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János Rajz
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Ernö Szabó
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Oszkár Ascher
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Józsa Hacser
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Manyi Kiss
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János Makláry
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Éva Schubert
Éva Schubert (19 January 1931 – 11 July 2017) was a Hungarian actress, who won a Kossuth Prize in 2013 for her lifetime achievement. She was born and died in Budapest.Mari Szemes
Mari Szemes (7 May 1932 – 10 December 1988) was a Hungarian actress. Of Hungarian ethnicity, she was born in Czechoslovakia. She acted at various venues through Hungary, including the National Theatre in Budapest. She was awarded with the Koss ...
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György Melis
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Júlia Osváth
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Lajos Tóth
References
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.
* 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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1958 films
1950s Hungarian-language films
1958 drama films
Hungarian drama films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films shot at Hunnia Studios
Films directed by Márton Keleti
Films set in Budapest
Films scored by Tibor Polgár
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