''One Night in Transylvania'' (Hungarian: ''Egy éjszaka Erdélyben'') is a 1941 Hungarian

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbrella term comprising past events as well ...

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Frigyes Bán Frigyes Bán (19 June 1902 – 30 September 1969) was a Hungary, Hungarian film director. His wife was the actresÉva Vass (1933-2019) Selected filmography * ''One Night in Transylvania'' (1941) * ''Háry János (1941 film), Háry János'' (1941 ...

and starring

Zita Szeleczky Zita Szeleczky (born Zita Klára Terézia Szeleczky 20 April 1915 – 12 July 1999) was a Hungary, Hungarian stage actress, stage and film actress. She was discovered by the film studios in 1938 and soon became one of the most popular screen star ...

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� ...

and Antal Páger.Rozenblit p.213 It was based on the play '' Alterego'' by István Asztalos. It was screened at the

Venice Film Festival The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...

Cast

as Alvinczy Krisztina *

as Mária Terézia * Antal Páger as II.József *

Mária Mezei Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Tales of Budapest'' (1937) * '' One Night in Transylvania'' (1941) * '' Jan ...

as Henriette grófnõ * István Nagy as Kléber kapitány *

Miklós Hajmássy Miklós Hajmássy (1900–1990) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor.Nemeskürty & Szántó p.84 A prominent actor of the Horthy era, he emigrated to Argentina following the Second World War where he was active with the Hungarian Nati ...

as Kancellár *

György Kürthy György Kürthy (24 February 1882 – 27 December 1972) was a Hungarian actor, scenographer, writer and director of the theatre. Biography He maturated in Budapest, then moved to Munich where he learnt architecture. His first theatrical perform ...

as Erdélyi gubernátor * Ibolya Bilinszky as Udvarhölgy *

Aranka Gazdy The Aranca or Zlatica (Romanian: ''Aranca'', Serbian: Златица / ''Zlatica'', Hungarian: ''Aranka'') is a 117 km long river in the Banat region of Romania and Serbia, left tributary of the river Tisa. Hydronymy The Serbian and ...

as Parasztasszony * Gyula Kompóthy as Fõkomornyik

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Rozenblit, Judson. ''Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1941 films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Frigyes Bán Hungarian films based on plays Films set in Transylvania 1940s historical comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films set in the 18th century Hungarian historical comedy films 1941 comedy films {{Hungary-film-stub