''Istvan Bors'' (Hungarian: ''Bors István'') is a 1939 Hungarian

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Viktor Bánky Viktor Bánky (17 January 1899 – 13 March 1967) was a Hungary, Hungarian film editor and film director, director. He was the brother of the actress Vilma Bánky who enjoyed Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood stardom in the 1920s. He was initiall ...

and starring Antal Páger,

József Bihari József Bihari (1901–1981) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * ''St. Peter's Umbrella (1935 film), St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935) * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) * ''All Men Are Crazy'' (1937) * ''The Golden Man (film ...

and Klári Tolnay.Rozenblit p.213 It is based on a 1938 play 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 ...

, and was screened at the

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. 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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. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán József Pán (1901–1956) was a Hungarian art director. Laura p.76 While he also briefly worked in Austria and Germany, most of his career was spent working in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets. He was active during the Horthy era ...

and

József Simoncsics József Simoncsics (1908–1992) was a Hungarian art director. Rîpeanu p.128 He designed the film sets for a number of Hungarian productions during the 1930s and 1940s while based at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Istva ...

.The following year it was remade as an Italian film '' Big Shoes'' starring

Amedeo Nazzari Amedeo Nazzari (10 December 1907 – 5 November 1979) was an Italian actor. Nazzari was one of the leading figures of Italian classic cinema, often considered a local variant of the Australian–American star Errol Flynn. Although he emerged as ...

Main cast

* Antal Páger as Bors István *

as János * Klári Tolnay as Ilonka * László Dévényi as Parasztfiú *

László Földényi László Földényi may refer to: * László F. Földényi (born 1952), Hungarian critic, essayist and art theorist * László Földényi (actor) László Földényi (1895–1960) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Paietta p.114 He appeared a ...

as Ügyvéd *

Margit Ladomerszky Margit Ladomerszky (17 December 1904 – 10 October 1979) was a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' Spring Shower'' (1932) * '' The Ghost Train'' (1933) * ''Romance of Ida'' (1934) * '' The Man Under the Bridge'' (1936) * ''My Daught ...

as Kálmán felesége *

Béla Mihályffi Béla Mihályffi (January 14, 1891 – April 4, 1948) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.541 A character actor, he played supporting roles in more than sixty films during the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Stolen ...

as Tulogdy Kálmán *

Ferenc Pethes Ferenc Pethes (1905–1979) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Bondy p.90 A character actor, he appeared in supporting roles in more than a hundred Hungarian film productions. He also acted in a variety of theatre venues. He was the cousin of th ...

as Prakszi *

Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes (28 May 1899 – 29 June 1981) was a Hungary, Hungarian actor. He was the cousin of the actor Ferenc Pethes. Selected filmography * ''Rongyosok'' (1925) * ''Átok vára'' (1927) * ''Csak egy kislány van a világon'' (1930) * '' ...

as Ügyvédbojtár * Lajos Boray as Tiszttartó * Endre C. Turáni as Paraszt * Olga Eszenyi as Kati *

Béla Fáy Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also

* Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bela de:Béla pl:B ...

as Võlegény

References

Bibliography

* Judson Rozenblit. ''Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe''. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

* 1939 films 1930s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Viktor Bánky 1939 comedy films Hungarian comedy films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Hungarian black-and-white films Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes Hungarian films based on plays Films based on works by Sándor Hunyady {{1930s-Hungary-film-stub