''Sunday Romance'' (Hungarian: ''Bakaruhában'') is a 1957 Hungarian

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romantic

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directed by

Imre Fehér Imre () is a Hungarian masculine first name, which is also in Estonian use, where the corresponding name day is 10 April. It has been suggested that it relates to the name Emeric, Emmerich or Heinrich. Its English equivalents are Emery and He ...

and starring

Iván Darvas Iván Darvas (born ''Szilárd Darvas''; 14 June 1925 in Behynce (, ; now part of Tornaľa, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region) – 3 June 2007 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian actor. Early life Born as Szilárd Darvas, his fa ...

, Margit Bara and

Sándor Pécsi Sándor Pécsi (18 March 1922 – 4 November 1972) was a Hungarian actor born in Sajószentpéter, Hungary. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1948 and 1972 before dying on 4 November 1972 in Budapest, Hungary. Selected filmography ...

. It is also known by the

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''In Soldier's Uniform''. It was based on the 1931 story of the same title by

Sándor Hunyady Sándor Hunyady (1890–1942) was a Hungarians, Hungarian novelist and dramatist. Works Novels *Diadalmas katona (elbeszélések), 1930 *Géza és Dusán (regény), 1932 *Téli sport (regény), 1934 *Családi album (regény), 1934 *Az ötp ...

, which had previously been adapted into the 1938 American film '' The Girl Downstairs''. 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 compa ...

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and on location around

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. The film was screened at the

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. It was one of the most popular films at the era, with over three and a half million admissions at the domestic box office.Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98 In 1968 it was voted as one of the

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, the best films made in Communist Hungary.

Cast

as Sándor * Margit Bara as Vilma *

as Bodrogi *

Mária Lázár Mária Lázár (18 April 1895 – 1 October 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She was born Mária Czartoriszky in Herkulesfürdõ, Austria-Hungary, and died in Budapest, Hungary. She was married three times: Ihász Lajos színész (1916� ...

as Mrs.Bodrogi *

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as Piri *

Rózsi Csikós Rózsi Csikós (1917–1992) was a Hungarian stage and film actress.Petrie p.255 She appeared at a variety of theatres including the Budapesti Operettszínház and established herself as a leading soubrette. During the 1930s and 1940s she appeare ...

as soubrette *

Samu Balázs Samu Balázs (1906–1981) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' The Marsh Flower'' (1943) * ''I Dreamed of You'' (1943) * '' It Begins with Marriage'' (1943) * '' The Song of Rákóczi'' (1943) * ''Devil Rider'' (1944) * ''Singing ...

as major *

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as Kontra *

László Kozák László () is a Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. The name has a history of being frequently anglicized as Leslie. It is the m ...

as Pali *

László Márkus László Márkus (10 June 1927 – 30 December 1985) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in over 90 films and television shows between 1952 and 1985. He starred in the 1985 film '' Első kétszáz évem'', which was entered into the 36th Ber ...

as journalist *

Ádám Szirtes Ádám Szirtes (born Ádám Szvitek February 10, 1925 – July 27, 1989) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Treasured Earth'' (1948) * ''The Marriage of Katalin Kis'' (1950) * '' The Land Is Ours'' (1951) * '' Battle in Peace'' ...

as Jakab János *

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as waiter *

György Kálmán György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits (1899–1978), Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy (1867–1933), Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnogr ...

as billiard player *

Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera (born 22 April 1979) is a Hungarian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder for Fulham F.C., Fulham, Pécsi Mecsek FC, Pécsi Mecsek and Harkány SE, as well as enjoying two spells at Ferencv ...

as letter barrel *

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as german soldier

References

Bibliography

* Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. ''The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945''. University of California Press, 1980. * Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. ''Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

External links

* 1957 films Hungarian drama films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1957 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Imre Fehér Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films set in the 1910s 1950s historical films Hungarian historical films Remakes of American films Films scored by Tibor Polgár Films based on works by Sándor Hunyady {{1950s-Hungary-film-stub