''Fever'' (Hungarian: ''Láz'') is a 1957 Hungarian drama film directed by

Viktor Gertler Viktor Gertler (24 August 1901 – 5 July 1969) was a Hungarian film editor and director active between the 1930s and 1960s.Burns p.15 Selected filmography Editor * '' The Three from the Filling Station'' (1930) * ''The Man in Search of His Murde ...

and starring Ferenc Bessenyei,

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and

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.Homoródy p.176 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the

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István Kovács.

Synopsis

After the First World War an aspiring engineer returns from captivity to try and establish aluminium production. He attracts the attention of both Zsuzsa, the daughter of a prominent man, and Flóra a teacher

Cast

* Ferenc Bessenyei as Szabó Barna *

as Ezredes *

as Takács Flóra *

László Csákányi László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being freque ...

as Glatz Ervin *

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as Szegáll Zsuzsa * Hans W. Hamacher as Neumann *

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as Szimolisz Gizi * István Somló as Szegáll * Ernö Szabó as Alexárd * Ferenc Baracsi * Géza Berczy *

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 ...

* Kálmán Erdödy * Emil Fenyö *

Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera (; born 22 April 1979) is a Hungarian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He played for Fulham, Pécsi Mecsek and Harkány SE, as well as enjoying two spells at Ferencváros and West Bromwich Alb ...

* Árpád Gyenge * János Horkay * Magda Kardos *

László Kemény László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a history of being frequ ...

György Kálmán 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 Lászl ...

* Miklós Szakáts

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz. ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Homoródy, József. ''Magyar film, 1948-1963''. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.

External links

* 1957 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1957 drama films Hungarian drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Viktor Gertler Films set in the 1920s {{Hungary-film-stub