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''Iron Flower'' ( hu, Vasvirág) is a 1958 Hungarian
drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
János Herskó János Herskó (9 April 1926 – 12 October 2011) was a Hungarian film director and actor. He appeared in 15 films between 1963 and 2006. He also directed nine films between 1948 and 1990. In 1963, he was a member of the jury at the 3rd Mos ...
. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival.


Plot

The story takes place in Óbuda in the 1930s. István Pettersen is a well-meaning, excellent fabric dyer, yet unemployed and homeless. He pulls himself into a miserable hut set on an abandoned plot and devotes his life from casual work. He meets and spends some happy days in the viscose with the orphaned Vera, who works at the local laundromat but dreams that, like her mother, she will one day be a dancer. Her boss, the wealthy Mr. Weiszhaupt, had long looked her in, and when the girl arrives late for work, he blackmails her.


Cast

*
Mari Törőcsik Mari Törőcsik (born Marián Törőcsik; 23 November 1935 – 16 April 2021) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 170 films from 1956 to 2020. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival ...
- Cink Vera *
István Avar István Avar (german: Stefan Auer, ro, Ștefan Auer) (28 May 1905 – 13 October 1977) was a footballer and manager of German descent who at various times competed for both Hungary and Romania. He played for Újpest FC, most famous for playing f ...
- Pettersen István *
Zoltán Várkonyi Zoltán Várkonyi (13 May 1912 – 10 April 1979) was a Hungarian actor and film director. In 1961, he was a member of the jury at the 2nd Moscow International Film Festival. Four years later, he was a member of the jury at the 4th Moscow Intern ...
*
Margit Dajka Margit is a feminine given name, a version of Margaret. People bearing the name include: * Margit of Hungary (1175–1223), Empress consort of Isaac II Angelos, Byzantine Emperor * Saint Margit of Hungary (1242–1271), Hungarian nun and princ ...
- Racsákné (as Dayka Margit) *
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 ' ...
- Veronika * Ildikó Szabó - Anni *
Hédi Váradi Hédi Váradi (22 September 1929 – 11 April 1987) was a Hungarian actress. Biography At the age of 18, Hédi took acting lessons from the Hungarian acting teacher Kálmán Rózsahegyi at the Academy of Drama and Film in Budapest. In her cl ...
- Emmike *
Béla Barsi Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) Bela may refer to: Places Asia * Bela Pratapgarh, a town in Pratapgarh District, Uttar ...
- Gedeon *
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 ...
- Novák *
János Rajz János Rajz (born János Reisz February 13, 1907 – July 20, 1981) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actor. Early life Rajz was born in Budapest in 1907 and attended Hódmezővásárhely Grammar School, and had aspirations of bec ...
- Koldus *
Gyula Szabó Gyula Szabó (15 July 1930 – 4 April 2014) was a Hungarians, Hungarian actor. He won two Mari Jászai Prizes. He appeared in forty movies between 1953 and 2002. He is best known for appearing in movies such as ''Ifjú szívvel'' (1953), ...
- Motyó *
Piri Peéry Piri Peéry (1904–1962) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Laura p.262 She appeared as a character actress in a number of Hungarian film productions. Selected filmography * ''Romance of Ida'' (1934) * '' The Empress and the Hussar'' (19 ...
- Ilcsi madame * Anni Soltész - Berta *
László Bánhidi László Bánhidi (1906–1984) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Song of the Cornfields'' (1947) * ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) * '' Iron Flower'' (1958) * '' The Smugglers'' (1958) * '' Yesterday'' (1959) * ''I'll Go to the Min ...
- Józsi bácsi (as Bánhidy László) *
György Győrffy 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 ...
- Franci * László Kozák - Szepi *
Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Rongyosok'' (1925) * '' Átok vára'' (1927) * '' Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * '' A kék bálvány'' (1931) * '' Spring Shower'' (193 ...
- Dr. Beck * Ernő Szabó - Fischer * Tibor Illés - Róbertke


References


External links

* 1958 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1958 drama films Films directed by János Herskó Hungarian drama films {{Hungary-film-stub