''Magdolna'' is a 1942 Hungarian romantic

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

Kálmán Nádasdy Kálmán Nádasdy (25 November 1904 – 17 April 1980) was a Hungarian film director. In 1959, he was a member of the jury at the 1st Moscow International Film Festival The 1st Moscow International Film Festival was held from 3 to 17 August ...

and starring

Mária Lázár Mária Lázár (18 April 1895 – 1 October 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She was born Mária Czartoriszky in Herkulesfürdõ, Austria-Hungary, and died in Budapest, Hungary. She was married three times: Ihász Lajos színész (1916� ...

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) * ...

and

Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...

.Rîpeanu p.96 It was shot at the

Hunnia Studios Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most important Hungarian silent film compa ...

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. The film's sets were designed by the art director Klára B. Kokas. It was based on a novel of the same title by

Zsolt Harsányi Zsolt Harsányi (27 January 1887 – 29 November 1943), also known as Zsolt von Harsanyi or Zsolt de Harsanyi, was a prolific and renowned Hungarian author, dramatist, translator, and writer. Born in Korompa, Upper Hungary (modern day Slovak ...

Cast

as Magdolna *

Árpád Lehotay Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or ''kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' g ...

as Zoltán * Artúr Somlay as Szilágyi, Ákos *

as Klári *

as Detky, Pál *

Gyula Kamarás 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 Péter Tímár *

Piroska Vaszary Piroska "Piri" Vaszary (19 May 1901 in Budapest – 2 October 1965 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain) was a Hungarian film actress. Life Family Her father was Gábor Vaszary (born in Kaposvár, on 13 March 1866) main-notar of Budapest, her mothe ...

as Helén *

Gyula Benkö 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 Tamás *

Margit Árpád Margit Árpád (1903–1980) was a Hungarian stage actor, who also made occasional film appearances. https://www.hangosfilm.hu/filmenciklopedia/arpad-margit She featured at the various theatres in the capital Budapest and elsewhere. During the ea ...

as Judit *

Vali Rácz Vali Rácz (born Valéria Rácz; 25 December 191112 February 1997) was a successful Hungarian singer and film actress, the darling of the Hungarian public. She finished the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest 1932. Between 1933 and 1934, she pl ...

as Jolanta *

Nusi Somogyi Nusi Somogyi (Born Anna Irén Somogyi; March 3, 1884 – October 8, 1963) was a Hungarian film and stage actress. Selected filmography * ''Harrison and Barrison'' (1917) * '' Mary Ann'' (1918) * ''White Rose'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abro ...

as Fodrásznõ * János Sárdy as Énekes *

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 Pali bácsi *

Sándor Hidassy 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 Bo ...

as A rendõr *

Lajos Bakay Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aulic ...

as Vendégúr * Lajos Kelemen as Vendégúr * Gusztáv Harasztos as Vendégúr * Ferenc Szabó as Inas *

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 Fodrász *

Tibor Puskás Tibor is a masculine given name found throughout Europe. There are several explanations for the origin of the name: * from Latin name Tiberius, which means "from Tiber", Tiber being a river in Rome. * in old Slavic languages, Tibor means "sacred pl ...

as Billy * Margit Sívó as Egy hölgy az eszpresszóban * Margit Zsilley as Egy színésznõ a színpadon * László Gaál as Pincér

References

Bibliography

* Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1942 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1942 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Kálmán Nádasdy Films based on Hungarian novels Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{Hungary-film-stub