''Stars of Eger'' (Hungarian:''Egri csillagok'') is a 1968 Hungarian-

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, costume drama, and period piece) is a work set in a past time period, usually used in the context of film and television. Historical drama includes historical fiction and romances, adventure films, and swa ...

directed by

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 ...

and starring

Imre Sinkovits Imre Sinkovits (21 September 1928 in Budapest – 18 January 2001 in Budapest) was a Hungarian actor. Career After a year in Downtown Theatre and another in Youth Theatre, in 1949 he got a job in National Theatre, where he stayed until ...

György Bárdy György Bárdy (26 May 1921 – 27 May 2013) was a Hungarian film and television actor. Selected filmography * ''Valahol Európában'' (1948) * '' Nyugati övezet'' (1952) * ''Two Confessions'' (1957) * '' Pillar of Salt'' (1958) * ''A Few S ...

and István Kovács. It is an adaptation of the 1899 novel '' Eclipse of the Crescent Moon'' by

Géza Gárdonyi Géza Gárdonyi, born Géza Ziegler (3 August 1863 – 30 October 1922) was a Hungarian writer and journalist. Although he wrote a range of works, he had his greatest success as a historical novelist, particularly with '' Eclipse of the Cre ...

. An earlier silent film adaptation, '' Stars of Eger'', was made in 1923. ''"Stars of Eger"'' is a direct translation of the original Hungarian title of the novel.

Partial cast

István Dobó Baron István Dobó de Ruszka (c. 1502 - Szerednye (today, Середнє (Szerednye / Serednie, Ukraine), mid-June 1572) was a Hungarian soldier, best known as the successful defender of Eger against the Ottomans in 1552. Dobó was a member o ...

- Jumurdzsák * István Kovács -

Gergely Bornemissza Gergely Bornemissza (1526, Pécs – 1555, Constantinople) was a Hungarian soldier and national hero. Not much is known of his early life, although he is known to have been married twice. He is believed to have been an educated man, and a L ...

* Tibor Bitskey - Mekcsey István *

Gábor Agárdy Gábor Agárdy ( hy, Գաբրիել Արկալիյան, 2 August 1922 – 19 January 2006) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor, also known as Gábor Agárdi. He was born Gábor Arklian in Szeged of Armenian people, Armenian descent. He was award ...

- Sárközy *

Vera Venczel Vera Venczel (born Veronika Venczel; 10 March 1946 – 22 October 2021Elhunyt Venczel Vera
) was a Hu ...

- Éva Cecey *

Éva Ruttkai Éva Ruttkai (31 December 1927 – 27 September 1986) was a Hungarian actress, well known from her work on stage, cinema, and television productions. She was the wife of Miklós Gábor, and later Zoltán Latinovits. Life Éva Ruttkai (born Év ...

- Queen

Isabella Jagiellon Isabella Jagiellon ( hu, Izabella királyné, links=no; pl, Izabela Jagiellonka, links=no; 18 January 1519 – 15 September 1559) was the Queen consort of Hungary. She was the oldest child of Polish King Sigismund I the Old, the Grand Duke of Lit ...

Hilda Gobbi Hilda Emília Gizella Gobbi (6 June 1913 – 13 July 1988) was an award-winning Hungarian actress, known for her portrayals of elderly women. One of her most beloved performances was as Aunt Szabo in the radio soap opera ''The Szabo Family''. A ...

- Baloghné *

Vera Szemere Vera Szemere (born Seligmann 6 August 1923 – 3 April 1995) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Gyávaság'' (1942) * '' Male Fidelity'' (1942) * '' Changing the Guard'' (1942) * '' Suburban Guard Post'' (1943) * '' Time of ...

- Ceceyné *

Péter Benkő Péter Benkő (born 1947) is a Hungarian actor, son of actor Gyula Benkő. Selected filmography * '' The Testament of Aga Koppanyi'' (1967) * '' Stars of Eger'' (1968) * '' Temperate Zone'' (1970) * '' Csínom Palkó'' (1973) * '' Tüzgömbök ...

- János Török *

Rudolf Somogyvári Rudolf Somogyvári (born Rezső Skoda 1916–1976) was a Hungarian actor. He was the voice of Mz / X in the hit Hungarian animated program ''The Mézga Family''. Selected filmography * '' Viki'' (1937) * ''Two Prisoners'' (1938) * ''Money Is ...

- István Hegedûs *

Gyula Benkő Gyula Benkő (1918–1997) was a Hungarian actor and father of actor Péter Benkő. Selected filmography * '' Hungary's Revival'' (1939) * '' Magdolna'' (1942) * '' Dr. Kovács István'' (1942) * ''I Am Guilty'' (1942) * '' Szerelmes szívek ...

- Veli bég *

László Tahi Tóth László Tahi Tóth (23 January 1944 – 22 February 2018) was a Kossuth Prize-awarded Hungarian stage, television and film actor. He was a member of the Vígszínház. Personal life and death Tahi Tóth was one of seven sons born to Eleanor P ...

- Kobzos Ádám *

Géza Tordy Géza Tordy (born 1 May 1938, Budapest) is a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Suburban Legend'' (1957) * '' Pillar of Salt'' (1958) * '' For Whom the Larks Sing'' (1959) * '' Sleepless Years'' (1959) * '' Danger on the Danube'' (196 ...

- Miklós *

Tamás Major Tamás Major (26 January 1910 – 13 April 1986) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He also acted as the director of the Hungarian National Theatre from 1945 to 1962. Selected filmography * ''A szüz és a gödölye'' (1941) - István, Hube ...

- Sultan

Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I ( ota, سليمان اول, Süleyman-ı Evvel; tr, I. Süleyman; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the West and Suleiman the Lawgiver ( ota, قانونى سلطان سليمان, Ḳ� ...

Miklós Szakáts Miklós Szakáts (30 April 1920 – 22 October 1984) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than forty films from 1943 to 1969. Selected filmography References External links * 1920 births 1984 deaths Hungarian male film acto ...

- Beylerbey *

Gábor Mádi Szabó Gábor Mádi Szabó (1922–2003) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Mrs. Szabó'' (1949) * ''The Sea Has Risen'' (1953) * '' Two Confessions'' (1957) * '' The Smugglers'' (1958) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1958) * ''I'll Go to ...

- Cecey *

Zoltán Latinovits Zoltán Latinovits (9 September 1931, in Budapest – 4 June 1976, in Balatonszemes) was a Hungarian actor. Early life His mother divorced his father Oszkár Latinovits in 1941 and married István Frenreisz, a medical doctor, with whom she had ...

- Imre Varsányi *

Gábor Koncz Gábor Koncz (born 1938) is a Hungarian actor. In the US, he is well known for playing Vagran Rostavili, brother of the main antagonist Viktor Rostavili in ''Red Heat'' (1988). Selected filmography * ''Tales of a Long Journey'' (1963) * '' Ger ...

- János * Samu Balázs -

Pope Julius III Pope Julius III ( la, Iulius PP. III; it, Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 February 1550 to his death in March 155 ...

* Géza Polgár - Bojki Tamás * Antal Farkas - Debrõi, innkeeper *

József Fonyó József () is a Hungarian language, Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph. Notable people bearing this name include: * József Braun (also known as József Barna; 1901–1943), Hungarian Olympic football ...

- Emperor Ferdinand's interpreter *

László György László () is a Hungarian language, Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a histo ...

- Woodsmith * József Horváth - Sukán *

László Inke László () is a Hungarian language, Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a histo ...

Kara Ahmed Pasha Kara Ahmed Pasha (executed 29 September 1555) was an Ottoman statesman of Albanian origin. He was Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire between 1553 and 1555.İsmail Hâmi Danişmend, Osmanlı Devlet Erkânı, Türkiye Yayınevi, İstanbul, 1971 ( ...

László Márkus László Márkus (10 June 1927 – 30 December 1985) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in over 90 films and television shows between 1952 and 1985. He starred in the 1985 film '' Első kétszáz évem'', which was entered into the 36th Be ...

- Turkish Lord * György Korga - Bornemissza Jancsika *

Tibor Molnár Tibor Molnár (26 July 1921 – 24 November 1982) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1948 and 1982. Selected filmography * ''Tüz'' (1948) * '' Treasured Earth'' (1948) - Tarcali Jani * ''Szabóné'' (1 ...

- Friar Márton * Lajos Pándy - Fügedy *

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 ...

- Friar *

Levente Sipeki Levente (between 1010 and 1015 – 1047) was a member of the House of Árpád, a great-grandson of Taksony, Grand Prince of the Hungarians. He was expelled from Hungary in 1031 or 1032, and spent many years in Bohemia, Poland and the Kievan Rus ...

- Fürjes Ádám *

Nándor Tomanek Nándor is a Hungarian form of given name Ferdinand. In Old Hungarian, the word signified "Bulgar", but it fell into disuse, probably soon after 1000 AD.István Velenczei 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 ...

- Father György *

Endre Szász Endre László Szász (“Vallon”) (7 January 1926 – 18 August 2003) was a Hungarian painter, illustrator, graphic artist, printmaker, muralist, production designer and ceramics decorator (porcelain painter). He described himself as a ''Fo ...

- Painter *

Ferenc Zenthe Ferenc Zenthe (born Ferenc Rameshofer; 20 April 1920 – 30 July 2006) was a Hungarian actor, honored with being chosen as an Actor of the Nation, the Kossuth Prize and the Meritorious Artist Award of Hungary. Best known from the historical ser ...

- Josef, the German mercenary *

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 ...

- Jumurdzsák's prisoner *

Ferenc Bessenyei Ferenc Bessenyei (10 February 1919 – 27 December 2004) was a Hungarian actor and singer. He began his career in the choir at National Theatre of Szeged in 1940 and became one of Hungary's most respected stage performers. As singer he appe ...

Bálint Török Bálint Török de Enying (25 September 1502 in Szigetvár – 1551 in Istanbul) was a Hungarian aristocrat, Ban of Nándorfehérvár (Belgrade), and between 1527–1542 the Lord of Csesznek Csesznek (; german: Zeßnegg, hr, Česneg, sk, Če ...

* Péter Blaskó - Hungarian soldier *

András Kern András Kern (born 28 January 1948 in Budapest) is a Hungarian actor, producer, writer, singer and comedian. Life In 1965 Kern produced a film with a friend, entitled ''Mi Lesz?'' (What will happen?), and subsequently won first prize in the 13 ...

- Cook *

István Bujtor István Bujtor (5 May 1942 – 25 September 2009), born István Frenreisz, was a Hungarian actor, director, producer and screenplay writer. He starred in the TV mini-series Mathias Sandorf based on the novel Mathias Sandorf by Jules Verne as ...

- Blacksmith *

Teri Horváth Teri Horváth (1929–2009) was a Hungarian stage, television and film actress. She was a winner of the Kossuth Prize.''Kossuth-, Állami és Széchenyi-díjasok 1948-2008. Magyar Közlöny Lap- és Könyvkiadó''. 2008. p.217 Selected filmogra ...

- Egri woman *

Ildikó Pécsi Ildikó Pécsi (21 May 1940 – 5 December 2020) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than one hundred films since 1961. Selected filmography References External links * 1940 births 2020 deaths People from Hajdú-Bihar Co ...

- Egri woman * Nóra Tábori - Egri woman *

Emperor Ferdinand I Ferdinand I ( es, Fernando I; 10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564.Milan Kruhek: Cetin, grad izbornog sabor ...

* Gábor Harsányi *

Sándor Kömíves Sándor Kömíves (1897–1980) was a Hungarian stage, television and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Gül Baba'' (1940) * ''Sarajevo'' (1940) * '' Silent Monastery'' (1941) * ''Sister Beáta'' (1941) * '' Janika'' (1949) * '' A Woman Gets ...

* Hédi Temessy

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