Baptism of Fire (1952 film)
Appearance
Baptism of Fire | |
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Directed by | Frigyes Bán |
Written by | Ernö Urbán |
Produced by | Jenõ Katona |
Starring | József Bihari Gyula Gózon Zoltán Makláry |
Cinematography | György Illés |
Edited by | Mihály Morell |
Music by | Ferenc Farkas |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Mokép |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Baptism of Fire (Hungarian: Tüzkeresztség) is a 1952 Hungarian drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring József Bihari, Gyula Gózon and Zoltán Makláry.[1] [2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés.
Synopsis
[edit]Ahead of harvest time, a farmer who owns a medium-sized property announces that he will be joining a co-operative. This leads to outrage amongst the larger landowners who fear that all the smallholders will follow his example.
Cast
[edit]- József Bihari as Köröm Sándor, a szövetkezet elnöke
- Gyula Gózon as Viszket Jakab
- Zoltán Makláry as Boda Pál
- Erzsi Pápai as Marika, Boziné lánya
- Klára Pápai as Boziné, a párttitkárnõ
- Sándor Deák as Ható Ignác
- Manyi Kiss as Hatóné
- Imre Surányi as Imre
- László Bánhidi as Fuvaros Szél János
- István Egri as Kapitány András
- Éva Kelemen as Szijjártóné Schár Lidi
- Sándor Tompa as Szijjártó
- Gellért Raksányi as Misa
- László Hlatky as Zsiga Vendel
- Irma Vass as Özvegy Bokorné
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
- Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948-1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.