Bors István (1939)

Istvan Bors was adapted from the popular Hungarian stage play by Sandor Hunyady, with a few songs added to the mixture. The title character, played by Antal Pager, is an impoverished farmhand whose lot in life is radically altered when he inherits a fortune. Istvan Bors' benefactor was a fabulously wealthy business executive who happened to be our hero's real father. Baron Tulgody (Bela Mihalyffy), the decedent's nephew, is understandably put out when Istvan is declared the sole heir, but he fulfills the conditions of the will and permits the scruffy farmhand to move into the family's ancestral estate. Gradually, Istvan ingratiates himself with the rest of the household, even winning over the Baron after a last-act plot convolution. The whimsically inconclusive ending of the original play was altered a bit, but the results were so satisfying that no one had any cause for complaint.

Date of release
1939-01-10
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 39m
Director
Viktor Bánky

Interesting facts

Istvan Bors is a 1939 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Antal Páger, József Bihari and Klári Tolnay. It is based on a 1938 play by Sándor Hunyady, and was screened at the Venice Film Festival. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art directors József Pán and József Simoncsics.The following year it was remade as an Italian film Big Shoes starring Amedeo Nazzari.

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