Prophet of the Fields (Hungarian: Mezei próféta) is a 1947 Hungarian drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Eva Bartok, Árpád Lehotay and Gyula Benkö.[1] It was made with the backing of the National Peasant Party and based on a populist novel by Áron Tamási.[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest.
Prophet of the Fields | |
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Directed by | Frigyes Bán |
Written by | Frigyes Bán |
Based on | Prophet of the Fields by Áron Tamási |
Produced by | Béla Lévay |
Starring | Eva Bartok Árpád Lehotay Gyula Benkö |
Cinematography | Árpád Makay |
Edited by | Mihály Morell |
Music by | Viktor Vaszy |
Production company | Sarló Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Cast
edit- Eva Bartok as Boróka
- Árpád Lehotay as Butyka Lázár
- Gyula Benkö as Erõss Gábor
- József Bihari as Nikita szomszéd
- László Bánhidi as A zarándok
- Sándor Tompa as A bíró
- Ferenc Táray as Ambrus bácsi
- István Lontay
- János Maár
- László Misoga
- József Pataky
References
editBibliography
edit- Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
- Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1980.
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