''Europe Doesn't Answer'' (Hungarian: ''Európa nem válaszol'') is a 1941 Hungarian
spy
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thriller film directed by
Géza von Radványi and starring
Maria von Tasnady,
Iván Petrovich and
Ferenc Kiss.
[Juhász p.127] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
s János Horváth and
Sándor Iliszi
Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander.
It may refer to:
People Given name
* Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector
*Sándor Bo ...
.
Synopsis
In August 1939, shortly before the outbreak of the
Second World War, a
luxury liner leaves
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
New York may also refer to:
Film and television
* '' ...
for Europe. Onboard is a secret agent Maria Film, carrying important documents to her superiors. Amongst her fellow passengers is an enemy spy.
Cast
*
Maria von Tasnady as Maria Holm
*
Iván Petrovich as Vincent Gordon
*
Ferenc Kiss as Kapitány
*
Ilona Titkos
''Ilona'' is a Hungarian female given name, the traditional name of the Queen of the Fairies in Magyar folklore.
Its etymology is uncertain. A common theory is that Ilona is cognate with the Greek given name ''Helen''.
Diminutive forms include ...
as Gloria King
*
Miklós Hajmássy as Gloria titkára
*
Gerö Mály as Matematikaprofesszor
*
Piroska Vaszary as Penelopé - A Matematikaprofesszor Felesége
*
Kálmán Rózsahegyi as János bácsi, amerikás magyar
*
Artúr Somlay
Artúr Somlay (28 February 1883, in Budapest – 10 November 1951, in Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Today and Tomorrow'' (1912)
* ''Faun'' (1918)
* ''Princess Woronzoff'' (1920)
* '' The Clan'' (1920)
* ...
as Van Gulden - Milliomos
*
Emmi Buttykay Emmi may refer to:
People
*Emmi (Australian singer), singer-songwriter and voice of Blind Pig
*Emmi (Finnish singer), a Finnish singer-songwriter
*Emmi Dölling (1906–1990), a Czechoslovak/German political activist and journalist
*Emmi Welter (18 ...
as Van Gulden barátnõje
*
Ferenc Táray as Nemo kapitány - bûvész
*
Zoltán Greguss
Zoltán Greguss (May 10, 1904 – December 20, 1987) was a Hungarian film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Az én lányom nem olyan'' (1937) - Fekete Ferenc
* ''300.000 pengö az utcán'' (1937) - Máté Egon
* ''A falu rossza'' (1938) - Gönd� ...
as Olivera
*
Béla Mihályffi as Orvos
*
Béla Fáy as Tiszt
*
Miklós Gábor as Karmester
*
Gyula Benkö as Zenész
*
Cheo Morejón as Néger utas
*
Géza Berczy as Zenész
*
Ferenc Pethes as Zenész
*
Gyula Szöreghy Gyula may refer to:
* Gyula (title), Hungarian title of the 9th–10th century
* Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title
; People
* Gyula II, the ''gyula'' who was baptized in Constantinople around 950
* Gyula III, the ''g ...
as Zenész
*
Géza Halász Géza is a Hungarian given name and may refer to any of the following:
* Benjamin Géza Affleck
* Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians
* Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary
* Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary
* Géza, son of Géza II of Hungar ...
as Zenész
*
Tibor Puskás Tibor is a masculine given name found throughout Europe.
There are several explanations for the origin of the name:
* from Latin name Tiberius, which means "from Tiber", Tiber being a river in Rome.
* in old Slavic languages, Tibor means "sacred pl ...
as újságíró
*
Ilonka Szép Ilonka may refer to:
* Lovely Ilonka, Hungarian fairy tale
* Ilonka Elmont (b. 1974), Dutch-Surinamese kickboxer
* Ilonka, a character in the 1944 film ''House of Frankenstein''
See also
* Ilona, Hungarian given name
* Elonka (disambiguation) Elo ...
as Szobalány
*
Sándor Naszódy
Sándor is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander.
It may refer to:
People Given name
* Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector
*Sándor Bo ...
as Zenész
*
Gyula Zordon as Távírász
*
István Károlyi as Rendör
*
Lajos Bakay
Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include:
Hungarian monarchs:
* Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382)
* Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526)
In Hungarian politics:
* Lajos Aulic ...
as Zenész
*
Alice Fényes
Alice Fényes (1918–2007) was a Hungarian stage and film actress.Fekete p.129 She enjoyed stardom in wartime Hungary playing several leading roles, before emigrating to settle in London in exile from Communist Hungary. She was the niece of wr ...
as Extra
References
Bibliography
* Juhász, István. ''Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről''. Kráter, 2007.
* Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.
External links
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1941 films
Hungarian spy films
Hungarian thriller films
1940s Hungarian-language films
1940s spy films
1940s thriller films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Géza von Radványi
Seafaring films
Films set in 1939
Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes
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