''The Golden Man'' (Hungarian: ''Az aranyember'') is a 1936 Hungarian

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drama film directed by

Béla Gaál Béla Gaál (2 January 1893 – 18 February 1945) was a Hungarian film director. His 1930 film '' Csak egy kislány van a világon'' was the first sound film to be made in Hungary.Cunningham p.28 In 1945 he was interned by the Nazis in Da ...

and starring Ferenc Kiss,

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� ...

and Gyula Csortos.Cunningham p.46 The film is an adaptation of the 1872 novel ''

The Man with the Golden Touch ''The Man with the Golden Touch'' (orig. hu, Az arany ember, lit. "The Golden Man") is an 1872 novel by Hungarian people, Hungarian novelist Mór Jókai. As Jókai states in the afterword of the novel, ''The Man with the Golden Touch'' was base ...

'' by Mór Jókai. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Budafok and the

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island of Ada Kaleh on the Danube. The film's sets were designed by the

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Márton Vincze.

Cast

* Ferenc Kiss as Tímár Mihály *

as Krisztyán Tódor * Gyula Csortos as Brazovich Athanáz *

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 Athália, Brazovich lánya * Attila Petheö as Ali Csorbadzsi * Kálmán Rózsahegyi as Fabula * Márta Kormosas Timea *

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as Tereza mama *

Mária Egry Mária Egry (1914–1993) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. Laura p.65 She was born in Transylvania, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which shortly afterwards was made part of Romania. She was married to the film director Emil ...

as Noémi * Szeréna Sziklay as Brazovichné * Lajos Básti as Kadisa fõhadnagy * Kálmán Zátony as Ezredes *

Gyula Justh Gyula Justh (13 January 1850 – 9 October 1917) was a Hungarian jurist and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1905 and 1909. Biography He was born in Necpál, Turóc County (today: ''Necpaly, Slovaki ...

as Kereskedõ * Vilmos Szirmay as Inas *

Gusztáv Vándory Gusztáv Vándory (6 December 1882 – 16 November 1964) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was born and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Lili'' (1918) * '' Yamata'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abroad'' (1919) * '' Veszélyben ...

as ügyvéd * József Bihari as Galambos - halászmester * Lajos Sugár as Falusi jegyzõ * Emil Fenyö as A török naszád parancsnoka * Lidia Beöthy as Kasszírnõ * József Koroknay as Vezetõ segéd * Tivadar Bilicsi as Sajkás tiszt * Kató Antalffy as Athalie barátnõje * Éva Bornemissza as Athalie barátnõje *

Mária Román Mária is a Hungarian and Slovak form of Maria (given name) or Mary (given name). * The name is found in the Mária Valéria Bridge between Hungary and Slovakia on the middle of the bridge named after Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria and may ...

as varrogató lány, Athalie barátnõje

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * 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

* 1936 films Hungarian drama films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1936 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Béla Gaál Films set in the 19th century Hungarian historical films 1930s historical films Films based on Hungarian novels Films shot in Budapest Films shot in Romania {{Hungary-film-stub