''Ave Caesar!'' is a 1919 Hungarian

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directed by

Alexander Korda Sir Alexander Korda (; born Sándor László Kellner; ; 16 September 1893 – 23 January 1956)

and starring Oscar Beregi Sr., María Corda and Gábor Rajnay. A debauched

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girl. The film was considered as an attack on the

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.Kulik p.25-26 It was made by Korda for the state-owned film industry during the

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. Once the regime fell later that year, Korda was arrested and eventually compelled to leave Hungary as part of the White Terror.

Cast

* Gábor Rajnay * María Corda * Oscar Beregi, Sr.

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1919 films Hungarian historical drama films 1910s Hungarian-language films 1910s historical drama films Films directed by Alexander Korda Hungarian black-and-white films 1919 drama films Austro-Hungarian drama films Silent Hungarian drama films Films of the Hungarian Soviet Republic {{1910s-Hungary-film-stub