''A Game with Love'' (Hungarian: ''Játék a szerelemmel'') is a 1959 Hungarian

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directed by

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and starring

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, Irén Psota and Ferenc Kiss. Rîpeanu p.27 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Ferenc Ruttka.

Synopsis

In the eyes of the Gods of Olympus love on earth is in a desperate state. To prove his worth,

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is sent to restore the marriage of a quarrelling couple.

Main cast

as Török István * Margit Németh as Erzsike, Török felesége * Irén Psota as Mende Klárika * László Hlatky as Korom Bertalan * Ferenc Kiss as Jupiter * Róbert Rátonyi as Merkur * Ernö Szabó as A méhészet igazgatója * Károly Tóth-Réti as Cupido * Ferenc Zentai as Fõmérnök * Márta Fónay as Erzsike anyja

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981.

External links

* 1959 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1959 drama films Hungarian drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Imre Apáthi Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{1950s-Hungary-film-stub