Professor Hannibal
| Professor Hannibal | |
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| Directed by | Zoltán Fábri |
| Written by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ferenc Szécsényi |
| Edited by | Ferencné Szécsényi |
| Music by | Zdenkó Tamássy |
Production company | |
Release date | 18 October 1956 |
Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Professor Hannibal (Hungarian: Hannibál tanár úr) is a 1956 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri and starring Ernő Szabó, Zoltán Greguss and Manyi Kiss. The film is based on a novel by Ferenc Móra set in Budapest during the Interwar period. When a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians.[1] The film was chosen to be part both of Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968 and its follow-up, the New Budapest Twelve in 2000.[2][3]
Release[edit]
The initial popularity of the film is hard to judge as five days after it premiered on 18 October 1956 the Hungarian Uprising began. It was re-released in 1957.[4]
Partial cast[edit]
- Ernő Szabó as Nyúl Béla
- Zoltán Greguss as Muray
- Manyi Kiss as Nyúl Béláné
- Noémi Apor as Lola
- Emmi Buttykay as Mici
- Hilda Gobbi as Vogelmayerné
- Oszkár Ascher as Schwarz Béni
- Ödön Bárdi as Danielisz
- Béla Barsi as Menyus
- Ferenc Bessenyei as Hannibál
- György Kálmán as Újságíró
- Zoltán Makláry as Manzák
- László Mensáros as Török
- László Misoga as Vogelmayer
- Lajos Rajczy as Rezsõ úr
- Mihály Selmeczy as Ofenthaler igazgató
- Rudolf Somogyvári as Vidrozsil
- József Szendrõ as Wilhelm
References[edit]
- ^ Cunningham p.88-89
- ^ Ujhelyi, Szilárd (1968). Karcsai Kulcsár, István (ed.). A BUDAPESTI 12. Filmbarátok Kiskönyvtára. Budapest: Magyar Filmtudományi Intézet és Filmarchívum.
- ^ "Új Budapesti Tizenkettő". Filmvilág. XLIII (3): 2. March 2000.
- ^ Cunningham p.90-91
Bibliography[edit]
- Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
External links[edit]
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