Singing Makes Life Beautiful (Hungarian: Dalolva szép az élet) is a 1950 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Imre Soós, Violetta Ferrari and Ferenc Ladányi.[1] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán.
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| Directed by | Márton Keleti |
| Written by | István Békeffy Tibor Méray |
| Produced by | Miklósné Vitéz |
| Starring | Imre Soós Violetta Ferrari Ferenc Ladányi |
| Cinematography | Barnabás Hegyi |
| Edited by | Sándor Zákonyi |
| Music by | Tibor Polgár |
Production company | Magyar Filmgyártó Állami Vállalat |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Synopsis
editIn the choral society of a factory, there is a division between those who prefer traditional music and those enthralled by modern music such a swing.
Cast
edit- Imre Soós as Torma Feri
- Violetta Ferrari as Kádas Zsóka
- Ferenc Ladányi as Lakatos párttitkár
- Samu Balázs as Réz Gyõzõ, karnagy
- Kálmán Latabár as Seregély Bálint
- Gyula Gózon as öreg Kádas
- József Bihari as Berta bácsi
- László Kozák as Horváth
- Árpád Lehotay as Deák
- József Simándi as Varga Pali
- László Bánhidi as Kandi
- Sándor Tompa as Szarda Pali
- Zoltán Makláry as Galamb
- Imre Pongrácz as Swing Tóni
- János Gálcsiki as Nagy István
- Lajos Mányai as Clerk
- Géza Szigeti as Boy ironworker
- András Tollas as Boy ironworker
- Csaba Füzesi as Boy ironworker
- Hédi Váradi as A nézõ
Soundtrack
editThe film's soundtrack features songs from the composers' repertoire: Novilov, Ferenc Erkel, Lajos Bárdos, Ferenc Farkas, Ferenc Szabó, Béla Tardos.
References
edit- ^ Liehm & Liehm p.152
Bibliography
edit- Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1980.
External links
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