Deadly Spring

1939 film

21 December 1939 (1939-12-21)

Running time

105 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian

Deadly Spring (Hungarian: Halálos tavasz) is a 1939 Hungarian drama film directed by László Kalmár and starring Pál Jávor, Katalin Karády and Éva Szörényi.^[1]^[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sándor Iliszi and József Simoncsics.

Cast

Pál Jávor as Dr. Egry István
Katalin Karády as Ralben Edit
Éva Szörényi as Nagy Józsa
Ilona Tasnádi as Mrs. Ralben
Artúr Somlay as Rt. Hon. Mr. Ralben
Kálmán Rózsahegyi as Parish priest
Sándor Pethes as Dr. Csokonai István
György Kürthy as Delegate
Panni Kéry as Margit
Éva Szaplonczay as Bodó Irén, secretary
Paula Bacsányi as Juli, housekeeper
Tivadar Bilicsi as Boskó Pál, journalist
József Bihari as Mák Pista, clerk
Éva Adorján as Maca, Józsa's friend
Böske T. Oláh as Guest at the party
Gyula Kamarás as Count Ahrenberg
Sándor Hidassy as Józsa's brother
Dezsö Szalóky as Caretaker of the house in Buda

References

^ Cunningham p.42
^ Virginás p.35

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.
Virginás, Andrea. Film Genres in Hungarian and Romanian Cinema: History, Theory, and Reception. Rowman & Littlefield, 2021.