''Déryné'' is a 1951 Hungarian

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directed by

László Kalmár László Kalmár (27 March 1905, Edde – 2 August 1976, Mátraháza) was a Hungarian mathematician and Professor at the University of Szeged. Kalmár is considered the founder of mathematical logic and theoretical computer science in Hungary. ...

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 ...

Gábor Rajnay Gábor Rajnay (born Gábor Rezső Árpád György Uros Imre Joanovics; 11 May 1895 – 10 July 1961) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Officer's Swordknot'' (1915) * ''Faun'' (1918) * '' Number 111'' (1919) * '' Yamata'' ...

and

Gyula Gózon Gyula Gózon (19 April 1885 – 8 October 1972) was a Hungarian actor and comedian. Life Gyula Gózon was born on 19 April 1885, in Érsekújvár, but grew up in Esztergom. With the mentoring of his brother, he could fulfill his dream of lea ...

.Burns p.13 The film's sets were designed by the

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Zoltán Fábri Zoltán Fábri (15 October 1917 – 23 August 1994) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His films '' The Boys of Paul Street'' (1969) and ''Hungarians'' (1978) were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ...

. It is based on the life of

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Déryné Róza Széppataki Déryné Róza Széppataki ( Rozália Schenbach; 23 December 1793, Jászberény - 29 September 1872, Miskolc), known as Déryné, was the first acclaimed female opera singer of Hungary and the best-known actress of early Hungarian theater. Early ...

Synopsis

Déryné rejects fame in German theatre in order to return home and establish the first Hungarian-language theatre, at the time part of the

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Cast

as Déryné *

as Benke atyus *

as Neunherz karnagy *

Tivadar Bilicsi Tivadar Bilicsi (1901–1981) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actor, known for his comic roles. Juhász p.64 He performed in over a hundred film or television productions. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''An ...

as Murányi, Zsiga * Sándor Szabó as Déry István *

Sándor Bánáti 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 B ...

as Kõszegi Alajos *

Tivadar Horváth Tivadar is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin ...

as Balogh István *

József Berky József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph. Notable people bearing this name include: * József Braun (also known as József Barna; 1901–1943), Hungarian Olympic footballer * József Cserm ...

as Kramarics *

Gyula Bartos Gyula Bartos (born Salamon Prinz; 7 April 1872 – 21 May 1954) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He performed for many years at the National Theatre in Budapest. Bartos was born in Szeged and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' S ...

as Görög bácsi *

Ida Turay Ida Turay (Born Ida Turmayer; 28 September 1907 – 2 June 1997) was a Hungarian film actress. She was the sister of the actress and singer Clara Tabody. Selected filmography * ''Prisoner Number Seven'' (1929) * '' The New Relative'' (1934) * ...

as Murányiné *

Mária Keresztessy Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria (given name) or Mary (given name). * The name is found in the Mária Valéria Bridge between Hungary and Slovakia on the middle of the bridge named after Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria and may ...

as Sáskáné *

Ila Lóth Ila Lóth, born: ''Mária Rónai'' (28 May 1900 – 21 September 1975) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1918 and 1973. She was born in Budapest, Hungary (Austria-Hungary) and died in Budapest. In 1923, she marri ...

as Böõsi Anna *

Ági Mednyánszky Aggie may refer to: People * J. C. Agajanian (1913–1984), American motor sports personality * Aggie Beynon, Canadian metalsmith * Aggie Grey (1897–1988), Samoan hotelier born Agnes Genevieve Swann * Agnes Aggie Herring (1876–1939), Ameri ...

as Cecilia *

János Sárdy János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos ...

as Szentpétery Zsigmond *

Tibor Molnár Tibor Molnár (26 July 1921 – 24 November 1982) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1948 and 1982. Selected filmography * ''Tüz'' (1948) * '' Treasured Earth'' (1948) - Tarcali Jani * ''Szabóné'' (1 ...

as Katona József *

Sándor Deák Sándor Deák (1909–2002) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actor.Nemeskürty & Szántó p.111 On stage he featured at a number of different theatre venues. A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in cimema during the 1950s ...

as Kulcsár István *

György Solthy György Solthy (1904–1961) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Székely & Gajdó p.561 He played supporting roles in a number of Hungarian films. Selected filmography * '' Mirage by the Lake'' (1940) * '' Dankó Pista'' (1940) * '' Don't ...

as Vida, színigazgató *

Ella Gombaszögi Ella Gombaszögi (born Erzsébet Grün; 27 December 1894 – 12 November 1951) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Vorrei morir'' (1918) * '' The New Relative'' (1934) * ''Everything for the Woman'' (1934) * ''The Dream Car'' ...

as Déryné mamája *

Hanna Honthy Hanna Honthy (born Hajnalka Hügel; 21 February 1893, Budapest – 30 December 1978, Budapest), was a Hungarian opera singer and actress. Career Hügel was born on 21 February 1893, in Budapest. From age 10, she was a ballet student at the Opera ...

as Cibulkáné *

Lajos Básti Lajos Básti (17 November 1911 – 1 June 1977) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1935 to 1977. Selected filmography References External links * 1911 births 1977 deaths Hungarian male film actors ...

as Gróf Altenberg *

Tivadar Uray Tivadar Uray (9 November 1895 – 22 June 1962) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1962. He was born and died in Munkács, Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine). Selected filmography * '' A Vörös S� ...

as Térey, udvari tanácsos *

Gyula Tapolczay 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 ...

as Miskolc polgármestere

References

Bibliography

* Burns, Bryan. ''World Cinema: Hungary''. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1996.

External links

* 1951 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1951 drama films Hungarian drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by László Kalmár Films set in the 19th century 1950s historical films Hungarian historical films {{Hungary-film-stub