Sensation (Hungarian: Szenzáció) is a 1936 Hungarian comedy drama film directed by Steve Sekely and Ladislao Vajda and starring Irén Ágay, Gyula Kabos and Zoltán Makláry.[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán.
| Sensation | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Steve Sekely Ladislao Vajda |
| Written by | Ferenc Herczeg Gyula K. Halász Márton Keleti Károly Kristóf Jenõ Szatmári László Vadnay |
| Produced by | Ernö Gál Béla Keleti |
| Starring | Irén Ágay Gyula Kabos Zoltán Makláry |
| Cinematography | Rudolf Icsey Karl Kurzmayer |
| Edited by | József Szilas |
| Music by | Tibor Polgár |
Production company | Magyar Film Iroda |
Release date |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Synopsis
A journalist and his editor discuss stories and the need for sensation in the news. Four different stories are then portrayed including one in which a down-on-his-luck many takes employment in a circus as the assistant to a knife thrower.
Cast
- Irén Ágay as Katica
- Gyula Kabos as Szálka Leó
- Zoltán Makláry as Gordon
- Ferenc Kiss as Bányamunkás
- Lajos Gárdonyi as Föszerkesztö
- Sándor Pethes as Cirkuszi titkár
- Sándor Peti as Elöfizetö
- Kálmán Rózsahegyi as Katica apja
- Ilona Erdös as Keretjáték
- Nusi Somogyi as Szálka felesége
- Zoltán Szakáts as Liszt Ferenc
- István Szegedi Szabó as Kocsis
- Menyhért Gulyás as Cirkuszi pénztárnál sorakozó férfi
- Gyula Szöreghy as Cirkuszigazgató
- Ferenc Pataki as Szerkesztöségi alkalmazott
- József Timár as Fömérnök
- László Vadnay as Self
- Ernö Verebes as Riporter
References
Bibliography
- Khatib, Lina H., Storytelling in World Cinemas, Volume 1. Columbia University Press, 2012.
- Juhász, István, Kincses magyar filmtár 1931–1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
