Purple Lilacs (Hungarian: Lila akác) is a 1934 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Irén Ágay, Irén Biller and György Nagy.[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Ernö Szép which was later remade as a 1973 film.[3]
| Purple Lilacs | |
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| Directed by | Steve Sekely |
| Written by | István Mihály |
| Based on | Purple Lilacs by Ernö Szép |
| Produced by | Ernö Gál |
| Starring | Irén Ágay Irén Biller György Nagy |
| Cinematography | István Eiben |
| Edited by | József Szilas |
| Music by | Paul Abraham |
Production company | Patria Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Cast
- Irén Ágay as Tóth Manci
- Irén Biller as Hédi
- György Nagy as Pali
- Gyula Kabos as Angelusz
- Gyula Gózon as Weber
- Márton Rátkai as Zsezsé
- Ilona Eszterházy as Lili
- László Z. Molnár as Körmendi
- Sándor Pethes as Bajnóczi
- István Berend as Sportfiú
- Nusi Somogyi as Mili
- Stephen Bekassy as Charlie
- László Dezsõffy as Józsi
- Ernö Király as Utcai énekes
- Ferenc Antók as Statiszta
- Harry Csáktornyai as Elemér
- Anni Eisen as Statiszta
- László Keleti as Tejesember
- Irma Lányi as Vendég
- Sári Némethy as Arany Hédi szobalánya
- Dezsõ Pártos as Statiszta
- Éva Ruttkai as Unknown role
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
- Somlyódy, László & Somlyódy, Nóra. Hungarian Arts and Sciences: 1848-2000. Social Science Monographs, 2003.
