Erkel (1952)
We have linguists, we have literary men, we have newspapers, actors, musicians, but we have no national opera!", lamented the champions of national revival in the middle of the last century. Hungarian music culture at home is limited to the performance of works by foreign composers. And the public demands Hungarian opera, and such a challenge is not easy to meet. So let's see who is up to the task!
- Date of release
- 1952-08-20
- TMDB
- 9.5 / 10 (2)
- Genres
- Music, Drama, History
- Director
- Márton Keleti
Casting
- Sándor Pécsi — Ferenc Erkel
- Miklós Gábor — Béni Egressy
- Éva Szörényi — Adél
- Andor Ajtay — András Bartai
- Margit Makay — Adlerné
- Iván Darvas — Ferenc Liszt
- György Solthy — Adler
- Jenõ Horváth — Sándor Petõfi
- Tamás Major — Ferenc Kölcsey
- Gábor Rajnay — Márk Rózsahegyi
- János Zách — Mihály Brand-Mosonyi
- Szabó Sándor — Lázár Horváth Petrichevich
Interesting facts
Erkel is a 1952 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Sándor Pécsi, Éva Szörényi and Miklós Gábor. It is based on the life of the nineteenth century Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Zoltán Fábri. It was screened at the 1952 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
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