''Leila and Gábor'' (Hungarian: ''Gábor diák'') is a 1956 Hungarian

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directed by

László Kalmár László Kalmár ( ; 27 March 1905, Edde – 2 August 1976, Mátraháza) was a Hungarian mathematician and Professor at the University of Szeged. Kalmár is considered the founder of mathematical logic and theoretical computer science in Hun ...

and starring Ferenc Zenthe, Marianne Krencsey and Imre Sinkovits. An

operetta film Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but not exclusive to, German language cinema. The genre began in the late 1920s, but its roots stretch back into the tradition of nineteenth century Viennese ope ...

, it is inspired by the 1905 stage work ''

Gül Baba Gül Baba (died 1541), also known as Jafer, was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet and companion of Sultan Suleiman I () who took part in a number of campaigns in Europe from the reign of Mehmed II onwards. Biography A native of Merzifon ...

'' composed by

Jenő Huszka Jenő Huszka (a.k.a. ; 24 April 1875, Szeged – 2 February 1960, Budapest) was a Hungarian composer of operettas. Life At the age of 5, he had his first performance – nicely played violin. He studied composition at the Academy of Music ( ...

. 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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Mátyás Varga Mátyás () is a Hungarian given name meaning Matthias. Notable people with the given name Mátyás: * Mátyás Bél, Hungarian scientist * Mátyás Cseszneky, Hungarian magnate and cavalry commander * Mátyás Rákosi, Hungarian communist polit ...

. It was the most popular film released in the 1950s with more than six million and eight hundred thousand spectators attending screenings.Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98

Cast

* Ferenc Zenthe as Gábor * Marianne Krencsey as Leila * Imre Sinkovits as Suki Balázs * Margit Andaházy as Veronika *

Sándor Kömíves Sándor Kömíves (1897–1980) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage, television actor, television and film actor. Selected filmography * ''Gül Baba (1940 film), Gül Baba'' (1940) * ''Sarajevo (1940 Hungarian film), Sarajevo'' (1940) * ''Silent ...

as Gül Baba *

Zoltán Greguss Zoltán Greguss (May 10, 1904 – December 20, 1987) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) - Fekete Ferenc * ''300.000 pengö az utcán'' (1937) - Máté Egon * ''The Village Rogue'' (1938) - Gö ...

as Ali pasa *

Sándor Tompa Sándor Tompa (1903–1969) was a Hungarian film and stage actor. He was born in Transylvania, part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire which was ceded to Romania after the First World War and acted in the Hungarian language theatre in Cluj.Bíró p. ...

as Zülfilkár *

György Bárdy György Bárdy (26 May 1921 – 27 May 2013) was a Hungarian film and television actor. Selected filmography * '' Somewhere in Europe'' (1948) * '' The Land Is Ours'' (1951) * '' West Zone'' (1952) * '' Leila and Gábor'' (1956) * '' Adventur ...

as Ali's Man *

Vilmos Komlós Vilmos Komlós (1893–1959) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He was a top cabaret performer in Budapest, many of his colleagues and collaborators being Jewish and later forced to emigrate.Szalai p.236 He was married to the actress Irma Pint� ...

as Uzsorás *

Árpád Latabár 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 Török zarándok *

Gábor Mádi Szabó Gábor Mádi Szabó (1922–2003) was a Hungarian actor. Selected filmography * '' Mrs. Szabó'' (1949) * '' A Woman Gets a Start'' (1949) * '' Battle in Peace'' (1952) * '' The Sea Has Risen'' (1953) * '' Rakoczy's Lieutenant'' (1954) * '' Wa ...

as Budai bíró *

John Bartha János Bartha (6 February 1915 – 7 March 1991), better known as John Bartha, was a Hungarian actor who appeared primarily in Spaghetti Westerns in the 1960s and 1970s. He is probably most recognizable in western cinema for his role as the Sher ...

as Gül Baba's servant of African descent

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. ''Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

External links

* 1956 films Hungarian musical films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1956 musical films Films directed by László Kalmár Films shot at Hunnia Studios Operetta films Films based on operettas Hungarian historical films 1950s historical films Films set in the 16th century Films scored by Jenő Huszka {{1950s-Hungary-film-stub