''Tale on the Twelve Points'' (Hungarian: ''Mese a 12 találatról'') is a 1957 Hungarian

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directed by

Károly Makk Károly Makk (December 22, 1925 – August 30, 2017) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Five of his films were nominated for the ''Palme d'Or'' at the Cannes Film Festival; however, he won lesser awards at Cannes and elsewhere. He wa ...

and starring

Klári Tolnay Klári Tolnay (born Rozália Klára Tolnay; 17 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Hungarian actress. She received the Kossuth Prize in 1951 and 1952. Life Klári Tolnay (born Rózsi Tolnay) was born on 17 July 1914 in Budapest, as the da ...

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 ...

and

István Somló István Somló (1902–1971) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Székely & Gajdó p.443 In 1947 he was appointed as a co-manager of the Comedy Theatre of Budapest along with Klári Tolnay. Of Jewish heritage, he was unable to work during the ...

. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was one of the most popular films of the decade, with over three million admissions at the box office.Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98

Cast

as Bartháné,patikus *

as Titi, coach *

as Dr, Bartha Ferenc,orvos *

Irén Psota Irén Psota (28 March 1929 – 25 February 2016) was a Hungarian actress, who received two Kossuth Awards. Life Irén Psota was born on 28 March 1929. She was a Hungarian actress and singer. Her parents were István Psota and Ilona Dávid. S ...

as Vali,Piri testvére *

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 ...

as Fazekas Géza,történelemtanár *

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as Kató,tornatanárnõ *

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as Károly bácsi,pincér *

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 Üzletvezetõ *

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as Ideges ember a patikában *

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as Fogfájós ember a patikában *

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asBrobicsek *

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as Péntek Lajos,KIK vezetõ * Dezsö Garas as A Lokomotív kapusa

References

Bibliography

* Hames, Peter (ed.) ''The Cinema of Central Europe''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * 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. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1957 films Hungarian comedy films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1957 comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Károly Makk Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films set in Budapest Hungarian sports films 1950s sports films Association football films Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{Hungary-film-stub