''Hungary's Revival'' (Hungary: ''Magyar Feltámadás'') is a 1939 Hungarian

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directed by

Jenö Csepreghy Jenö Csepreghy (1912–1978) was a Hungarian film director and film editor, editor. He gained his initial experience working in the United States before returning to Hungary in 1933 where he worked in a variety of roles, including assistant direc ...

and Ferenc Kiss and starring

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Manyi Kiss Manyi Kiss (born Margit Kiss; 12 March 1911 – 24 March 1971) was a Hungarian actress known for her prolific career in theater and film. She was active in the Hungarian entertainment industry from 1926 until her death in 1971. Career She was ...

and Gyula Benkö.https://www.hangosfilm.hu/filmografia/magyar-feltamadas

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in tone, it celebrated the recent Hungarian territorial gains following the

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and the

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Synopsis

In 1918, following the Austro Hungarian defeat in the

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Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

forces occupy and annexe

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. Some families leave for

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while others stay under the domination of the Czech authorities, who imprison Hungarians for supporting Iriddentism. Two decades later Hungary has recovered its strength under the rule of

Miklós Horthy Miklós Horthy de Nagybánya (18 June 1868 – 9 February 1957) was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who was the Regent of Hungary, regent of the Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Kingdom of Hungary Hungary between the World Wars, during the ...

. Two young Hungarians, who knew each other as children in 1918, return to their hometown and face discrimination from the Czechs. However, the arrival of Hungarian troops liberates their home.

Cast

as Joóbné *

as Juliska * Melinda Ottrubay as Éva * Ferenc Kiss as Joób Bálint * Gyula Benkö as Dénes *

Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry (16 April 1896, Budapest – 12 July 1978, Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize. Selected filmography * '' Stars of Eger'' (1923) * '' The Blue Idol'' (1931) * '' Hyppolit, the Bu ...

as Jurinka * Eta Hajdú as Reviczkyné *

Gyula Csortos Gyula József Csortos (3 March 1883 – 1 August 1945) was a Hungarian film and stage actor who appeared in 80 films between 1912 and 1944. He was born in Munkács and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' The Red Samson'' (1917) * ...

as Noszlopy Géza * Antal Forgács as Rendõrfõnök *

Lajos Gárday 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 Cseh katona *

Miklós Hajmássy Miklós Hajmássy (1900–1990) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Nemeskürty & Szántó p.84 A prominent actor of the Horthy era, he emigrated to Argentina following the Second World War where he was active with the Hungarian National Theatr ...

as Cseh járõr *

Gyula Szöreghy Gyula may refer to: * Gyula (title), Hungarian leader title in the 9th–10th centuries * Gyula (name), Hungarian male given name, derived from the title ; People * Gyula II, the Hungarian ''gyula'' who ruled Transylvania in the 10th-century and ...

as Cseh katona * Károly Kovács as Cseh katona *

Lajos Köpeczi Boócz 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 Polgármester *

József Kürthy József Kürthy (14 July 1881 – 18 June 1939) was a Hungarian actor. He was born in Szatmárnémeti, Austria-Hungary (now Satu Mare, Romania) and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' The Village Rogue'' (1916) * '' St. Peter's Umbrella' ...

as Szlovák foglár *

László Misoga László Misoga (1895–1969) was a Hungarian film actor, film and stage actor.''The New York Times Film Reviews, Volume 3''. New York Times, 1939. p.1694 Later in his career he also appeared in television productions. Misoga was a prolific charac ...

as Cseh foglár *

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 Cigányprímás * Imre Toronyi as Magyar pap * Endre C. Turáni as Magyar katonatiszt *

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), Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and book collector * Sándor Boldogfai ...

as Politikai fogoly * Ferenc Galetta as Vendég az estélyen *

Anni Eisen Anni may refer to: People * The popular name of Mohamed Nasheed (born 1967), third president of the second republic of the Maldives * Anni Anwander, former West German slalom canoeist * Anni Daulter, American cookbook writer * Anni Dewani (1982� ...

as Vendég az estélyen *

Árpád Radó Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or ''kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' gy ...

as Rádióbemondó * Rezsõ Acsay as Templomi orgonista * Gyuri Dévényi as Dénes gyermekkorában * Éva Örkényi as Éva gyermekkorábanataki *

Miklós Pataki Miklós (, ) is a given name or surname, the Hungarian form of the Greek (English ''Nicholas''), and may refer to: In Hungarian politics * Miklós Bánffy, Hungarian nobleman, politician, and novelist * Miklós Horthy, Regent of the Kingdom of H ...

as Börtöbigazgató

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

* 1939 films Hungarian drama films 1930s Hungarian-language films 1939 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Jenö Csepreghy Films set in 1918 Films set in Budapest Films scored by Dénes von Buday {{1930s-Hungary-film-stub