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)Emil Fenyvessy,
Ila Lóth
Ila Lóth, born: ''Mária Rónai'' (28 May 1900 – 21 September 1975) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1918 and 1973. She was born in Budapest, Hungary (Austria-Hungary) and died in Budapest. In 1923, she marri ...
and
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'' ...
. The film was made for the state-owned Hungarian film industry during the
Hungarian Soviet Republic
The Socialist Federative Republic of Councils in Hungary ( hu, Magyarországi Szocialista Szövetséges Tanácsköztársaság) (due to an early mistranslation, it became widely known as the Hungarian Soviet Republic in English-language sources ( ...
, and concerns a black slave's revolt against his master. The film's apparent political
leftism
Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...
, along with that of '' Ave Caesar!'' (1919), led to Korda's arrest once the Soviet Republic collapsed and he fled Hungary in 1919 during the
White Terror
White Terror is the name of several episodes of mass violence in history, carried out against anarchists, communists, socialists, liberals, revolutionaries, or other opponents by conservative or nationalist groups. It is sometimes contrasted wit ...
Ila Lóth
Ila Lóth, born: ''Mária Rónai'' (28 May 1900 – 21 September 1975) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1918 and 1973. She was born in Budapest, Hungary (Austria-Hungary) and died in Budapest. In 1923, she marri ...
as Ninette, the caretaker girl
*
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'' ...
as Yamata, the servant
*
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 ...