Haunting Spirit
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| Directed by | Lajos Zilahy |
| Written by | Lajos Zilahy |
| Based on | Haunting Spirit by Lajos Zilahy |
| Starring | Katalin Karády Antal Páger Gyula Csortos |
| Cinematography | István Eiben |
| Edited by | Zoltán Farkas |
| Music by | Tibor Polgár |
Production company | Pegazus Film |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Haunting Spirit (Hungarian: Hazajáró lélek) is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Lajos Zilahy and starring Katalin Karády, Antal Páger and Gyula Csortos.[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]A former singer's happy marriage comes under increasing strain due to her husband's jealousy. He hires private detectives to follow her and even believes that a contract he has earned has been given to him by a man who is his wife's lover. When he dies in a railway accident, his wife is haunted by what she feels is his reproachful spirit. Eventually she is able to find happiness with her husband's formed assistant.
Cast
[edit]- Katalin Karády as Mária
- Antal Páger as Török Ágoston mérnök
- Gyula Csortos as Mulatótulajdonos
- Gerö Mály as Török inasa
- Lajos Hajmássy as Arany István mérnök
- Piroska Vaszary as Náni, Török házvezetõnõje
- Manyi Kiss as Mici, táncosnõ
- Magdolna Féja as Talber barátnõje
- Blanka Raffay as Táncosnõ, mici utóda
- Sándor Pethes as Báró dulcinsky
- József Bihari as Postás
- Sándor Hidassy as Rendõr
- Ernö Mihályi as Mayer úr, a 'Rézkrajcár' tulajdonosa
- Lenke Egyed as Eta néni, Mária gondviselõje
- István Károlyi as Sofõr
- György Kürthy as Béla bácsi
- Lajos Sugár as Fõpincér
- Ferenc Szabó as Pincér
- Gyula Szöreghy as Sírköves
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.
- Taylor, Richard (ed.) The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema. British Film Institute, 2000.
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