''Spiral Staircase'' (Hungarian: ''Csigalépcső'') is a 1957 Hungarian

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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 Rudolf Somogyvári,

Éva Vass Éva Vass (1933–2019) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actress.Fekete p.447 She was married to the film director Frigyes Bán and the actor Miklós Gábor. Selected filmography * ''Flying Gold'' (1932) * '' Rakoczy's Lieutenant'' (195 ...

and Irén Sütö.https://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/csigalepcso-csigalepcso/movie-30772 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Imre Sörés.

Cast

* Rudolf Somogyvári as Benkõ *

as Edit * Irén Sütö as Márta *

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as Ilosfay *

Sándor Deák Sándor Deák (1909–2002) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actor.Nemeskürty & Szántó p.111 On stage he featured at a number of different theatre venues. A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in cimema during the 1950s ...

as Gerencser * Ferenc Kállai as Ilosfay * Béla Károlyi as Hangversenyen a közönség tagja *

Ilka Petur Ilka is a feminine given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Ilka Agricola (born 1973), German mathematician *Ilka Bessin (born 1971), German comedian and actress *Ilka Chase (1905–1978), American actress and novelist *Ilka Gedő ...

as Nagymama *

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as Seszták *

István Egri István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first ki ...

as Gerencsér Béla * Ilona Titkos as Hazainé a főbérlő

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz . ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992.

External links

* 1957 films Hungarian drama films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1957 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Frigyes Bán Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{Hungary-film-stub hu:Csigalépcső (film, 1957)