''Sunday Romance'' (Hungarian: ''Bakaruhában'') is a 1957 Hungarian period

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directed by Imre Fehér and starring

Iván Darvas Iván Darvas (born ''Szilárd Darvas''; 14 June 1925 in Behynce ( hu, Beje, german: Behintz; now part of Tornaľa, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region) – 3 June 2007 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian actor. Early life Born as ...

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and Sándor Pécsi. It is also known by the alternative title ''In Soldier's Uniform''. It was based on the 1931 story of the same title by Sándor Hunyady, which had previously been adapted into the 1938 American film ''

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''. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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and on location around Eger in Northern Hungary. The film's sets were designed by the

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. The film was screened at the 1957 Venice Film Festival. It was one of the most popular films at the era, with over three and a half million admissions at the domestic box office.Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98 In 1968 it was voted as one of the

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, the best films made in Communist Hungary.

Cast

as Sándor *

as Vilma * Sándor Pécsi as Bodrogi * Mária Lázár as mrs.Bodrogi * Vali Korompai as Piri * Rózsi Csikós as soubrette *

Samu Balázs Samu Balázs (1906–1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Liliomfi'' (1954) * ''In Soldier's Uniform'' (1957) * ''Háry János'' (1965) * '' Stars of Eger'' (1968) * ''Cats' Play ''Cats' Play'' ( hu, Macskajáték) is a 19 ...

as major *

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as Kontra *

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as Pali *

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 ...

as journalist *

Ádám Szirtes Ádám Szirtes (born Ádám Szvitek February 10, 1925 – July 27, 1989) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''Treasured Earth'' (1948) * ''Kiskrajcár'' (1953) * ''The Sea Has Risen'' (1953) * ''Merry-Go-Round'' (1956) * ''I'll Go ...

as Jakab János * Ervin Kibédi as waiter * György Kálmán as billiard player *

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as letter barrel *

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as german soldier

References

Bibliography

* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1980. * Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. ''Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

External links

* 1957 films Hungarian drama films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1957 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Imre Fehér Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films set in the 1910s 1950s historical films Hungarian historical films Remakes of American films {{Hungary-film-stub hu:Bakaruhában