''The Sunflower Woman'' ( hu, A Napraforgós hölgy) is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by
Michael Curtiz
Michael Curtiz ( ; born Manó Kaminer; since 1905 Mihály Kertész; hu, Kertész Mihály; December 24, 1886 April 10, 1962) was a Hungarian-American film director, recognized as one of the most prolific directors in history. He directed cla ...
. Based on the play by Yugoslav and Croatian playwright from
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterran ...
,
Ivo Vojnović
Ivo Vojnović (9 October 1857 – 30 August 1929) was a writer from Dubrovnik.
Biography
Vojnović was born in Dubrovnik as the first son of Count Konstantin Vojnović (1832–1903) and Maria de Serragli (1836–1922) on 9 October 1857 in Du ...
, the film was shot on location in Dubrovnik.
Cast
* Ivo Badalic
* Jenő Balassa
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Lucy Doraine
Lucy Doraine (born Ilona Kovács; 22 May 1898 – 14 October 1989) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. Born as Ilona Kovács in Budapest, she appeared in more than 20 films between 1918 and 1931. She was married to film director ...
* Lajos Kemenes
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Cläre Lotto
Cläre Lotto (23 September 1893 – 23 August 1952) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 41 films between 1916 and 1933. She married German film actor Carl de Vogt, with whom she had a son with, Karl Franz de Vogt (born ...
* Erzsi B. Marton
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Iván Petrovich
Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer.
He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...
* Svetozar Petrov
* Lajos Réthey
* Anton Tiller
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Jenő Törzs
See also
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Michael Curtiz filmography
Michael Curtiz (1886–1962) was a Hungarian-born American film director whose career spanned from 1912 to 1961. During this period he directed, wholly or in part, 181 films. He began his cinematic career in Hungary, then moved to Austria and f ...
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1918 films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Hungarian silent films
Lost Hungarian films
Films directed by Michael Curtiz
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