''Unknown Opponent'' (Hungarian: ''Ismeretlen ellenfél'') is a 1940 Hungarian

spy Espionage, spying, or intelligence gathering is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information (intelligence) from non-disclosed sources or divulging of the same without the permission of the holder of the information for a tangib ...

thriller film Thriller film, also known as suspense film or suspense thriller, is a broad film genre that evokes excitement and suspense in the audience. The suspense element found in most films' plots is particularly exploited by the filmmaker in this genre ...

directed by

Endre Rodríguez Endre Rodríguez (1899–1975) was a Hungarian screenwriter and film director. Vilmos p.206 After service in the Austro-Hungarian Army during the First World War, he became a professional stage actor. During the silent era he first became interes ...

and starring

Erzsi Simor Erzsi Simor (Born Erzsébet Mária Terézia Porteller; 1913–1977) was a Hungarian film actress. Selected filmography * '' Segítség, örököltem!'' (1937) * '' The Perfect Man'' (1939) * '' The Relative of His Excellency'' (1941) * '' Dr. ...

Andor Ajtay Andor Ajtay (1903–1975) was a Hungarian Kossuth Prize-winning (1954) actor. Selected filmography * ''Lady Seeks a Room'' (1937) * ''I defended a woman'' (1938) * ''Two Girls on the Street'' (1939) * ''Orient Express'' (1943) * ''Two Wishes' ...

and

Karola Zala Karola Zala (1 October 1879 – 13 January 1970) was a Hungarian actress. She was born in Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now, Oradea, Romania) and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Spring Shower'' (1932) * ''Emmy'' (1934) * ''Spring Parad ...

. Rîpeanu p.196 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 compan ...

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Miklós Velits.

Synopsis

A foreign power interested in a new Hungarian

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recruit Adrienne to steal the plans, but she falls for László the

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behind the new design.

Cast

as Adrienne *

as Marton László *

as Id. Martonné * László Földényi as Bratt, kémfõnök *

Nusi Somogyi Nusi Somogyi (Born Anna Irén Somogyi; March 3, 1884 – October 8, 1963) was a Hungarian film and stage actress. Selected filmography * ''Harrison and Barrison'' (1917) * '' Mary Ann'' (1918) * ''White Rose'' (1919) * '' Neither at Home or Abro ...

as Bözsi *

Zoltán Greguss Zoltán Greguss (May 10, 1904 – December 20, 1987) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * '' Az én lányom nem olyan'' (1937) - Fekete Ferenc * ''300.000 pengö az utcán'' (1937) - Máté Egon * ''A falu rossza'' (1938) - Gönd� ...

as A 127-es kém * Éva Adorján as Titkárnõ *

Béla Mihályffi Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá, derived from ''bílá'' (''whit ...

as A kémelhárítás vezetõje *

Sári Barabás Sári Barabás (14 March 1914 – 16 April 2012) was a Hungarian operatic soprano, particularly associated with coloratura roles.Obituary : Sári Barábas. ''Opera'', September 2012, Vol 63 No.9, p1076. Biography Sári Barabás was born in Budap ...

as énekesnõ * Lajos Kelemen as Bendzsós *

Ferenc Pethes Ferenc Pethes (1905–1979) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Bondy p.90 A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in more than a hundred Hungarian film productions. He also acted in a variety of theatre venues. He was the cousin of t ...

as Munkavezetõ *

Tihamér Lázár Tihamér is a masculine given name, the Hungarian form of the Slavic Tihomir. Notable people with the given name include: * Tihamér Margitay (1859–1922), Hungarian painter * Tihamér Lukács (born 1980), Hungarian footballer * Tihamér Fabi ...

as Rendõrfõnök *

Anni Eisen Anni may refer to: * The popular name of Mohamed Nasheed (born 1967), third president of the second republic of the Maldives * Ani, Armenia * Anni Anwander, former West German slalom canoeist * Murder of Anni Dewani, Anni Dewani (1982–2010), Swe ...

as Méltóságos asszony a bárban * Dóra Fáy Kiss as Bárhölgy *

Béla Fáy Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also * Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) Bělá, derived from ''bílá'' (''whit ...

as Alezredes * Ottó Jeney as Kovács, Bratt sofõrje *

Árpád Latabár Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or ''kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' gy ...

as Tóbiás - üzletvezetõ *

Zoltán Pethö Zoltán () is a Hungarian masculine given name. The name days for this name are 8 March and 23 June in Hungary, and 7 April in Slovakia. Zoltána is the feminine version. Notable people * Zoltán of Hungary * Zoltan Bathory, guitarist of heavy ...

as Kémfõnök *

Sándor Tompa Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector * Sándor B ...

as Rendõr

References

Bibliography

* 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

* 1940 films Hungarian thriller films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1940s thriller films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Endre Rodríguez 1940s spy films Hungarian spy films {{Hungary-film-stub