''Háry János'' is a 1941 Hungarian

musical film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...

directed by

Frigyes Bán Frigyes Bán (19 June 1902 – 30 September 1969) was a Hungary, Hungarian screenwriter and film director. His wife was the actress Éva Vass. Selected filmography * ''The Unquiet Night'' (1940) * ''Matthew Arranges Things'' (1940) * ''One Night ...

and starring Antal Páger,

Margit Dajka Margit Dajka (13 October 1907 – 24 May 1986) was a Hungarian actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1932 and 1986. She starred in the 1976 film ''A Strange Role''. It was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festi ...

and

Kató Bárczy Kató Bárczy (Opatija, Yugoslavia 24 January 1921 – Budapest, Hungary Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning much of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the no ...

. It is based on the folk opera ''

Háry János ''Háry János'' is a Hungarian folk opera by Zoltán Kodály with a Hungarian libretto by Béla Paulini and Zsolt Harsányi. The opera, in four acts, is in the manner of a ''Singspiel'' and is based on the comic epic ''The Veteran'' (''Az obsito ...

'' which was made into a later film in 1965.

Cast

* Antal Páger - Háry János *

- Örzse *

- Mária Lujza *

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 ...

- Ferenc császár *

Vilma Medgyaszay Vilma Medgyaszay (1885–1972) was a Hungarian actress and theatre director. 'Medgyaszay is responsible for the popularizing of melodized poems by Hungarian poet Endre Ady. From 1913 to 1915, Medgyaszay operated the theatre that is currently t ...

- Császárné *

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) * '' ...

- Ebelasztin lovag *

József Juhász József Juhász (4 July 1908 – 24 June 1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared in more than fifty films during his career including '' Marika'' (1938). He emigrated to Canada following the defeat of the Hungarian Revolution ...

- Marci bácsi * Judit Csermely -Udvarhölgy * Mária Deésy - Udvarhölgy *

Lajos Kelemen Lajos Kelemen (born 8 June 1929) is a Hungarian former sports shooter. He competed in the 50 metre pistol event at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event ...

- Muszka határõr *

Ernö Mihályi Ernö Mihályi (1905–1949) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Juhász p.111 A character actor known for his comedy roles, he appeared frequently in supporting roles in films of the Horthy era. Selected filmography * '' Tomi'' (1936) * '' Hau ...

- Napóleon *

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 ...

- Hírnök *

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 ...

- Diák *

István Palotai István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first k ...

- Katona *

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 ...

- Silbak *

György Solthy György Solthy (1904–1961) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.561 He played supporting roles in a number of Hungarian films. Selected filmography * ''Mirage by the Lake'' (1940) * ''Dankó Pista'' (1940) * '' ...

- Magyar határõr *

Gyula Szőreghy Gyula Szőreghy (30 November 1887 – 22 December 1942) was a Hungarian film actor. Szőreghy was born in Algyo, Austria-Hungary (now, Hungary) and died in 1942 in Budapest. He was also credited as Julius von Szöreghy. Selected filmography * ...

- Tábornok

External links

* 1941 films 1941 musical comedy films Hungarian musical comedy films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Frigyes Bán Films based on operas Napoleonic Wars films Depictions of Napoleon on film Cultural depictions of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma Hungarian black-and-white films Films based on works by Zsolt Harsányi {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub