''Sirius'' (Hungarian: ''Szíriusz'') is a 1942 Hungarian

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directed by Dezsõ Ákos Hamza and starring

Katalin Karády Katalin Karády (8 December 1910 – 8 February 1990) was a Hungarian actress and singer. A leading actress in Hungarian movies made between 1939–1945, she is best known outside Hungary as an awardee of the Righteous among the Nations hono ...

, László Szilassy and

Elemér Baló Elemér is a masculine given name, the Hungarian form of the Slavic Velimir, and may refer to: *Elemér Berkessy (1905–1993), Hungarian footballer and coach *Elemér Bokor (1887–1928), Hungarian entomologist * Elemér Csák (born 1944), Hung ...

.Cunningham p.227 It is based on the 1894 novel of the same title by Ferenc Herczeg and the 1910 theatre adaptation by Imre Földes. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Klára B. Kokas. It premiered at the wartime

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, the last held under the regime of

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Cast

as Rosina Beppo / Róza * László Szilassy as Tibor Ákos gróf *

as Sergius professzor * Géza Berczy as Osztrák báró * Jenö Bodnár as Kegyelmes úr * Ilona Bánhidy as Hercegné *

Endre C. Turáni Endre is a Hungarian boy name, its origin is from old Turkish, can be given by name and surname. Its English form is Andrew. Endre may refer to: People Hungary Endre is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is a Hungarian form of ''Andrew'' an ...

as Keunitz gróf * Jenö Danis as Színész *

Sári Déry Sári Déry (1911–1952) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Székely &Gajdó p.705 She was married three times, including to the actor Nándor Bihary. She was born in Bratislava, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire but later part of C ...

as Párkányi Kata * Dóra Fáy Kiss as Ápolónõ *

Zoltán Greguss Zoltán Greguss (May 10, 1904 – December 20, 1987) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * '' Az én lányom nem olyan'' (1937) - Fekete Ferenc * ''300.000 pengö az utcán'' (1937) - Máté Egon * ''A falu rossza'' (1938) - Gönd� ...

as Osztrák *

Gusztáv Harasztos Gusztáv is the Hungraian variant of the given name Gustav and may refer to: *Gusztáv Batthyány (1803–1883), Hungarian nobleman who bred horses in England where he was commonly known as Count Batthyány *Gusztáv Gratz (1875–1946), Hungarian p ...

as Orvos * Sándor Hidassy as Gvadányi * Lajos Ihász as Inas * Lajos Kelemen as Hadik * István Lontay as Nádasdy, magyar nemes * Zoltán Makláry as Inas *

Antal Matány Antal may refer to: * Andal, 8th-century poet saint of South India * Antal (given name) Antal is a Hungarian given name that is a form of Antonius in use throughout Hungary and in parts of Romania. Notable people with this given name include t ...

as Osztrák nemes * Ila Nagy as Terka *

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 ...

as Cafarelli,énekes *

Gusztáv Pártos Gusztáv Pártos (18 August 1895, Pusztaszentbenedek – 22 March 1951, Budapest) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Lord Arthur Saville's Crime (film), Lord Arthur Saville's Crime'' (1920) * ''The Black Captain'' (1920) * ''Arsene ...

as Abbé * Lajos Rajczy as Tibor Gergely gróf *

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 Grófnõ * Lajos Sugár as Hppmester *

Gusztáv Vándory Gusztáv Vándory (6 December 1882 – 16 November 1964) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was born and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' Yamata'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abroad'' (1919) * '' Veszélyben ...

as Udvarmester

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * 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 Dezsõ Ákos Hamza 1940s science fiction films Hungarian science fiction films Films based on Hungarian novels Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{Hungary-film-stub hu:Szíriusz (film)