''Hungarian Eagles'' (Hungarian: ''Magyar sasok'') is a 1944 Hungarian

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directed by István László and starring

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and Éva Serényi. ''Hungarian Studies Review, Volumes 19-21''. Hungarian Readers' Service, 1992. p.88 It was shot partly at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director Klára B. Kokas, who also produced the film.

Cast

as Torday százados *

as Mária * András Stolpa as Bandi *

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as Bandi menyasszonyjelöltje * Éva Serényi as Maďarské království * Judit Farkas as Jutka - Mária húga *

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as Ervin - a kém * Lenke Csanádi as ápolónö * József Cselényi as Feri, éneklö katona * Géza Halász as Béla *

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as Nyomozó *

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as az Árpád Repülõgépgyár igazgatója *

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as Nyomozó *

Elemér Thury Elemér Thury (3 April 1874 – 21 June 1944) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in 14 films between 1912 and 1944. He was born in Mezőtúr, Hungary and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' Utolsó bohém, Az'' (1912) * '' Ra ...

as Rakousko-Uhersko *

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as Maďarské království * Gida von Lazar as Rakousko-Uhersko *

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 Rakousko-Uhersko *

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* János Schneck * Éva Fenyvessy *

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References

Bibliography

* Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007. * Pór, Katalin. '' De Budapest à Hollywood: le théâtre hongrois à Hollywood, 1930-1943''. Presses universitaires de Rennes, 2010. * 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 Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1944 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{Hungary-film-stub