''White Nights'' (Hungarian: ''Fehér éjszakák'') is a 1916
Hungarian silent drama film
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directed by
Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)[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 ...](_blank)
, Kálmán Körmendy and
György Kürthy
György Kürthy (24 February 1882 – 27 December 1972) was a Hungarian actor, scenographer, writer and director of the theatre.
Biography
He maturated in Budapest, then moved to Munich where he learnt architecture. His first theatrical perform ...
. It was based on the play ''
Fédora
''Fédora'' is a play by the French author Victorien Sardou. It opened at the Théâtre du Vaudeville in Paris on 11 December 1882,Noël, Edouard and Philippe StoulligLes Annales du théâtre et de la musique, 1882 p. 245 and ran for 135 performa ...
'' by
Victorien Sardou
Victorien Sardou ( , ; 5 September 18318 November 1908) was a French dramatist. He is best remembered today for his development, along with Eugène Scribe, of the well-made play. He also wrote several plays that were made into popular 19th-centur ...
and is sometimes known by the
alternative title
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''Fédora''. It was Korda's first film for the
Corvin Film The Corvin Film Studio (in its original official name: Corvin Filmgyár és Filmkereskedelmi Rt.) established in 1916, was the largest film production company in Hungary, while the third-largest film company in Europe in the era of silent film. Thei ...
studio. It was a major success and was one of the first Hungarian films to be exported to other countries.
[Kulik p.17]
Cast
*
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 ...
* Kálmán Körmendy
*
György Kürthy
György Kürthy (24 February 1882 – 27 December 1972) was a Hungarian actor, scenographer, writer and director of the theatre.
Biography
He maturated in Budapest, then moved to Munich where he learnt architecture. His first theatrical perform ...
* Andor Szakács
* Rezső Harsányi
* Valeria Berlányi
* Aranka Laczkó
* József Berky
References
Bibliography
* Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.
External links
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1916 films
Hungarian silent films
Hungarian drama films
1910s Hungarian-language films
Films directed by Alexander Korda
Hungarian films based on plays
Films based on works by Victorien Sardou
1916 Austro-Hungarian films
Hungarian black-and-white films
1916 drama films
Silent drama films
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