Beauty of the Pusta (Hungarian: Pusztai szél) is a 1937 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Mária Lázár, Pál Jávor and Ferenc Kiss.[1] It is based on a 1931 play of the same title by Sándor Hunyady.

Beauty of the Pusta
Directed bySteve Sekely
Written byOttó Indig
Based onBeauty of the Pusta by Sándor Hunyady
Produced byAdolf Fodor
Ernö Gál
StarringMária Lázár
Pál Jávor
Ferenc Kiss
CinematographyKároly Kurzmayer
Music byTibor Polgár
Production
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Magyar Film Iroda
Phõbus Film
Release date
  • 11 November 1937 (1937-11-11)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Synopsis

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During the 1880s on the Great Hungarian Plain, the innkeeper Anna has long been in a relationship with a bandit outlaw. However she meets and falls in love with a cavalryman battling the outlaws, leading to her former lover seeking revenge on them both.

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References

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  1. ^ Cunningham p.227

Bibliography

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  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
  • 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.
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