Fever (1957 film)
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| Directed by | Viktor Gertler |
| Written by | Péter Szász |
| Produced by | László Szirtes |
| Starring | Ferenc Bessenyei Tivadar Uray Margit Bara |
| Cinematography | Barnabás Hegyi |
| Edited by | Sándor Boronkay |
| Music by | György Ránki |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Fever (Hungarian: Láz) is a 1957 Hungarian drama film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Ferenc Bessenyei, Tivadar Uray and Margit Bara.[1][2][3] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film was written by Peter Szász.[4] The film's sets were designed by the art director István Kovács.[5]
Synopsis
[edit]After the First World War an aspiring engineer returns from captivity to try and establish aluminium production. He attracts the attention of both Zsuzsa, the daughter of a prominent man, and Flóra a teacher.
Cast
[edit]- Ferenc Bessenyei as Szabó Barna
- Tivadar Uray as Ezredes
- Margit Bara as Takács Flóra
- László Csákányi as Glatz Ervin
- Zsuzsa Gordon as Szegáll Zsuzsa
- Hans W. Hamacher as Neumann
- Manyi Kiss as Szimolisz Gizi
- István Somló as Szegáll
- Ernö Szabó as Alexárd
- Ferenc Baracsi
- Géza Berczy
- György Bárdy
- Kálmán Erdödy
- Emil Fenyö
- Zoltán Gera
- Árpád Gyenge
- János Horkay
- Magda Kardos
- László Kemény
- György Kálmán
- Miklós Szakáts
Production
[edit]" It took a year and a half to make the film, shooting having taking place until just before the events of 1956."[6] [7]
Reception
[edit]Although belonging historically to a "transitional period (between 1954 and 1962)"[8] in Hungarian cinema, the film is said to "still have the classic features of melodrama".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Balski p.93
- ^ Homoródy p.176
- ^ Láz (1957) | Galerie - Z natáčení | ČSFD.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via www.csfd.cz.
- ^ "FilmVilág". filmvilag.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "István Kovács". Kinorium. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ Láz (1957) (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via kritikustomeg.org.
- ^ "Bessenyei Ferenc honlapja–Filmjei". bessenyei.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "FilmVilág". filmvilag.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ "FilmVilág". filmvilag.hu. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
Bibliography
[edit]- Balski, Grzegorz. Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
- Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948-1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.