''Temptation'' (Hungarian: ''Kísértés'') is a 1942 Hungarian crime drama film directed by Zoltán Farkas and starring Elma Bulla, Katalin Karády, István Nagy and

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.Juhász p.36 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the

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László Dudás.

Synopsis

After her brother is convicted of a bank robbery, Cecil swears revenge on the

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and sets out to seduce him and then ruin his career. His wife Mária set out to fight for her husband.

Cast

* Elma Bulla as Mária, Kétzy felesége * István Nagy as Dr.Kétzy Péter, törvényszéki tanácselnök * Miklós Hajmássy as Cornelius van Dusen *

as Dusen titkára * Katalin Karády as Horváth Cecil * Olga Bajner as Mária barátnõje *

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as ügyvéd *

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as Rudi, Cecil öccse * György Hajnal as Szállodaportás * Miklós Pataki as Igazgató *

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as Vendég a szállodában * Marcsa Simon as Házvezetõnõ * György Solthy as Vezérigazgató * Ferenc Szabó as Altiszt

References

Bibliography

* Frey, David. ''Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017. * 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 1940s Hungarian-language films 1942 drama films Hungarian drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Zoltán Farkas Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{Hungary-film-stub