Beauty of the Pusta

1937 film
  • 11 November 1937 (1937-11-11)
Running time
77 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian

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.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Mária Lázár as Anna, özvegy Török Pálné
  • Pál Jávor as Bors István pandúrõrmester
  • Ferenc Kiss as Üstödi Antal betyár
  • József Juhász as Almássy László
  • Gábor Rajnay as Alispán
  • Lili Berky as Almássy Tamásné, Kamilla
  • Gizi Hertay as Szobalány
  • Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Orvos
  • Attila Petheö as Almássy Tamás fõispán
  • Margit Vágóné as Máriskó, öreg cseléd
  • Kálmán Zátony as Pandúr kapitány
  • Zita Szeleczky

References

  1. ^ Cunningham p.227

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • Beauty of the Pusta at IMDb
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