Rakoczy's Lieutenant (Hungarian: Rákóczi hadnagya) is a 1954 Hungarian historical adventure film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Tibor Bitskey, Éva Vass and Ferenc Zenthe.[1] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés. It is set during the War of Independence during the early eighteenth century. It was screened at the 1954 Locarno Film Festival. It was one of the most popular films at the Hungarian box office during the 1950s, drawing more than six and half million spectators.[2]
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| Directed by | Frigyes Bán |
| Written by | Tibor Barabás |
| Produced by | Jenõ Katona Lajos Gulyás |
| Starring | Tibor Bitskey Éva Vass Ferenc Zenthe |
| Cinematography | Jean Badal |
| Edited by | Sándor Zákonyi |
| Music by | Ferenc Farkas |
Production company | Magyar Filmgyártó Nemzeti Vállalat |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Cast
edit- Tibor Bitskey as Lt. János Bornemissza
- Éva Vass as Anna Bíró
- Endre Gyárfás as Matyi, Anna’s brother
- Ferenc Zenthe as Miska Fekete
- Ferenc Pethes as Miska Rácz
- Gellért Raksányi as István Suhajda
- Sándor Deák as Ferenc Rákóczi II
- Gábor Mádi Szabó as Vak Bottyán
- József Timár as Brigadier Dobay
- Miklós Sármássy as Inczédy ezredes
- Sándor Szabó as Count Maximilan Starhemberg
- István Egri as Pichler, labanc colonel
- Béla Károlyi as Count Miklós Bercsényi
References
editBibliography
edit- Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945–1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
- Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017
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