''The Bridge of Life'' (Hungarian: ''Az élet hídja'') is a 1956 Hungarian

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directed by

Márton Keleti Márton Keleti (27 April 1905 – 20 June 1973) was a Hungarian film director. He directed 50 films between 1937 and 1973. His 1959 film ''Yesterday (1959 film), Yesterday'' was entered into the 1st Moscow International Film Festival. Sele ...

and starring

János Görbe János Görbe born as Görbe János (November 12, 1912, Jászárokszállás - September 5, 1968, Budapest) was a prominent Hungarian actor of film and theater. He was the father of actress Nóra Görbe, star of the popular 80's TV series, "Lind ...

Ági Mészáros Ági Mészáros (born Ágnes Éberli; 24 May 1914 – 8 March 1989) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1940 and 1977. Her daughter Ági Voith is also an actress. Selected filmography * '' Treasured Earth'' (19 ...

and

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * ''Hyppolit, the Butler'' (1931) * ''Spring Showe ...

. Homoródy p.202 It was adapted by

Gyula Háy Gyula "Julius" Háy; 5 May 1900 – 7 May 1975) was a Hungarian communist intellectual and playwright. He wrote under the pen name Stefan Faber. Biography Háy was born in 1900 in Abony, Austria-Hungary to a Jewish family. He was involved ...

from his own play of the same title. It was shot at the

Hunnia Studios Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most important Hungarian silent film compa ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Mátyás Varga Mátyás () is a Hungarian given name meaning Matthew or Matthias. Notable people with the given name Mátyás: * Mátyás Bél, Hungarian scientist * Mátyás Cseszneky, Hungarian magnate and cavalry commander * Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian com ...

Cast

as Bódog Mihály *

as Erzsi, Bódog felesége *

as Varga * Márta Fónay as Ilus néni *

Lili Berky Lili Berky (born Amália Terézia Berky) was a Hungarian actress. She was born on 15 March 1886 in Győr, Austria-Hungary, and died on 5 February 1958. She was married to Gyula Gózon. Selected filmography * '' The Yellow Foal'' (1913) * ''Whi ...

as Öreg méltóságos asszony * Irén Sütö as Anna - Pongory lánya *

Tivadar Uray Tivadar Uray (9 November 1895 – 22 June 1962) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1962. He was born and died in Munkács, Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine). Selected filmography * '' A Vörös S� ...

as Pongory professzor *

Gyula Benkö Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

as Pongory fia *

Lajos Rajczy Lajos Rajczy (1914–1957) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was a member of the National Theatre in Budapest and appeared in films from 1940 onwards. After the defeat of the 1956 uprising he went into exile Vienna before emigrating to Ca ...

as Dániel *

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as Kicskó *

Mária Mezei Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970. Selected filmography * '' Tales of Budapest'' (1937) * '' One Night in Transylvania'' (1941) * '' Jan ...

as Szádváryné *

Lajos Mányai Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aulic ...

as Márki *

Tibor Fehéregyházi Tibor is a masculine given name found throughout Europe. There are several explanations for the origin of the name: * from Latin name Tiberius, which means "from Tiber", Tiber being a river in Rome. * in old Slavic languages, Tibor means "sacred pl ...

as Varga Jani *

Ferenc Kállai Ferenc Kállai (4 October 1925 – 11 July 2010) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1952 to 2007. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kallai, Ferenc 1925 births 2 ...

as Varga Tóni *

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 ...

as Võneki *

Edit Soós Edit Soós (7 August 1934 – 13 July 2008) was a Hungarian film and television actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1956 and 2006. Selected filmography * '' A Very Moral Night'' (1977) * '' Cserepek'' (1980) * ''Temporary Paradise ...

as Sári * Sándor Szabó as Jánosi, fõmérnök *

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 ...

as Ernõffy *

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as One of the bridge construction workers *

Gyula Bakos Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950 * Gyula III, the ''g ...

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as One of the bridge construction workers *

Katalin Berek Katalin Berek (7 October 1930 – 26 February 2017), also known as Kati, was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than 40 films and television shows between 1950 and 2001. She starred in the 1975 film '' Adoption'', which won the Gold ...

József Bihari József Bihari (1901–1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935) * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) * '' All Men Are Crazy'' (1937) * ''The Golden Man'' (1936) * ''The Village Rogue'' (1938) * ''Be ...

* Andor Dárday *

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* Frida Gombaszögi * Ibolya Gábor * Imre Halmay *

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* Lajos Lendvai *

János Makláry János or Janos may refer to: * János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John Places * Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua ** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico ** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua * Janos ...

* István Palotai *

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Vali Rácz Vali Rácz (born Valéria Rácz; 25 December 191112 February 1997) was a successful Hungarian singer and film actress, the darling of the Hungarian public. She finished the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest 1932. Between 1933 and 1934, she pl ...

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References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz . ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Homoródy, József. ''Magyar film, 1948-1963''. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.

External links

* 1956 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1956 drama films Hungarian drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Márton Keleti {{Hungary-film-stub