Silenced Bells

1941 film

27 February 1941 (1941-02-27)

Running time

97 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian

Silenced Bells (Hungarian: Elnémult harangok) is a 1941 Hungarian drama film directed by László Kalmár and starring Margit Lukács, Ferenc Kiss and István Nagy.^[1] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés. It is based on a novel of the same title by Viktor Rákosi, which had previously been adapted into 1916 and 1922 silent versions.

Cast

Margit Lukács as Florica
Ferenc Kiss as Todorescu
István Nagy as Simándy Pál református lelkész
Géza Berczy as Fõispáni államtitkár
Nándor Bihary as Cigányprímás
László Földényi as Orosz gróf
Zoltán Greguss as Radescu
Lajos Gárday as Pásztor
János Görbe as Pásztor
Gyula id. Szabó as Kocsmáros
József Juhász as Pásztor
Lajos Kelemen as Pásztor
Mária Keresztessy as Todorescu felesége
Árpád Lehotay as Fõispán
László Misoga as Pásztor
Domokos Sala as Pásztor
Marcsa Simon as Sári néni
Lajos Sugár as Angol újságíró
Dezsö Szalóky as öreg parasztember
Gyula Szöreghy as Vendég a kolozsvári fogadóban
Kató Timár as Todorescuék cselédje
Sándor Tompa as Kurátor
Gusztáv Vándory as Református püspök

References

^ Judson & Rozenblit p.213

Bibliography

Judson, Pieter and M. Rozenblit, Marsha L. (ed). Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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.