''Faun'' is a 1918 Hungarian silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; hu, Korda Sándor; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)Gábor Rajnay Gábor Rajnay (born Gábor Rezső Árpád György Uros Imre Joanovics; 11 May 1895 – 10 July 1961) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Officer's Swordknot'' (1915) * ''Faun'' (1918) * '' Number 111'' (1919) * '' Yamata'' ...

, Dezsõ Gyárfás and Artúr Somlay. It was based on a play by

Edward Knoblock Edward Knoblock (born Edward Gustavus Knoblauch; 7 April 1874 – 19 July 1945) was a playwright and novelist, originally American and later a naturalised British citizen. He wrote numerous plays, often at the rate of two or three a year, of whic ...

.Kulik p.339

Cast

Gábor Rajnay Gábor Rajnay (born Gábor Rezső Árpád György Uros Imre Joanovics; 11 May 1895 – 10 July 1961) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Officer's Swordknot'' (1915) * ''Faun'' (1918) * '' Number 111'' (1919) * '' Yamata'' ...

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Faun The faun (, grc, φαῦνος, ''phaunos'', ) is a half-human and half-goat mythological creature appearing in Greek and Roman mythology. Originally fauns of Roman mythology were spirits (genii) of rustic places, lesser versions of their c ...

* Dezsõ Gyárfás * Artúr Somlay *

Ica von Lenkeffy Ica von Lenkeffy (born Ilona Kaukál; 25 October 1896 – 25 January 1955) was a Hungarian film actress of the silent era. She appeared in 26 films between 1912 and 1928. She was born in Miskolc, Hungary and died in Budapest. Partial film ...

* Paula Horváth * Erzsi Ághy * János Ducret * Jenõ Horváth *

Gyula Bartos Gyula Bartos (born Salamon Prinz; 7 April 1872 – 21 May 1954) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He performed for many years at the National Theatre in Budapest. Bartos was born in Szeged and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' S ...

* József Hajdú

References

Bibliography

* Kulik, Karol. ''Alexander Korda: The Man Who Could Work Miracles''. Virgin Books, 1990.

External links

* 1918 films Hungarian silent films Hungarian drama films 1910s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Alexander Korda Hungarian films based on plays Hungarian black-and-white films 1918 drama films Austro-Hungarian films Silent drama films {{Hungary-film-stub