''A Plane Has Not Returned'' ( hu, Egy gép nem tért vissza) is a 1944 Hungarian

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directed by

Ágoston Pacséry Ágoston or Agoston is a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Ágoston Pável (1886–1946), Hungarian Slovene writer, poet, ethnologist, linguist and historian * Agoston Haraszthy (1812–1869), Hungarian-Amer ...

and starring

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, Pál Jávor and

Károly Kovács Károly Kovács (4 November 1931 – 20 October 2007) was a Hungarian jurist and diplomat, who served as Hungarian ''Charge d'Affaires ad interim'' to the United States in 1975. He entered foreign service in 1965. He subsequently served in Otta ...

.Rîpeanu p.109 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. It is one of comparatively few contemporary Hungarian films directly portraying Hungary's involvement in World War II.

Synopsis

Lieutenant Gábor,

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drops

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Benkov behind enemy lines were he makes contact with his lover Marja who has infiltrated the partisans. All proceeds well, but on the new mission the play is shot at and forced to make a landing. Marja shelters them, and all three are willing to sacrifice their lives in order to get the vital information they had uncovered back to their own side.

Cast

as Marja * Pál Jávor as Gábor fõhadnagy *

as Benkov, hírszerzõ * József Juhász as Mátyás *

Lajos Vértes Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Au ...

as Balthazár * Pál Vessely as Õrmester *

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as Szakács *

István Palotai István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan. It may refer to: People with the given name Nobles, palatines and judges royal * Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975–1038), last grand prince of the Hungarians and first ...

as Szovjet repülõs *

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as Százados *

György Gonda György () is a Hungarian version of the name ''George''. Some notable people with this given name: * György Alexits, as a Hungarian mathematician * György Almásy, Hungarian asiologist, traveler, zoologist and ethnographer, father of László ...

as Partizán *

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as Partizán * Ferenc Szabó as Rádiós * Yulius Zagoni as Ferike

References

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* 1944 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1944 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Ágoston Pacséry Hungarian World War II films Hungarian war films 1944 war films Films based on Hungarian novels {{Hungary-film-stub