''A Quiet Home'' (Hungarian: ''Csendes otthon'') is a 1958 Hungarian

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directed by

Frigyes Bán Frigyes Bán (19 June 1902 – 30 September 1969) was a Hungary, Hungarian screenwriter and film director. His wife was the actress Éva Vass. Selected filmography * ''The Unquiet Night'' (1940) * ''Matthew Arranges Things'' (1940) * ''One Night ...

and starring Ferenc Zenthe, Erzsi Galambos and

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. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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István Básthy. It was one of the most popular Hungarian films of the era, drawing more than three and a half million spectators.Ostrowska, Pitassio & Varga p.98

Main cast

* Ferenc Zenthe as András, aki lakást kapott * Erzsi Galambos as Éva, szintén lakást kapott *

László Ungváry László Ungváry (1911–1982) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actor.Fekete p.495 Selected filmography * '' Varjú a toronyórán'' (1938) * '' Férjet keresek'' (1940) * '' Europe Doesn't Answer'' (1941) * '' The Song of Rákóczi'' ...

as Huppert, aki ennek örül *

as Gabi, aki kevésbé örül *

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as Bakos, aki egyáltalán nem örül * István Nagy as Tiszteletes *

Sándor Peti Sándor Peti (1898–1973) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor.Nemeskürty & Szántó p.107 A character actor, he played supporting roles in many films. Of Jewish heritage, his career was restricted by the Anti-Jewish Laws imposed in ...

as Csapó * Márta Fónay as Mama, aki nem tehet róla * Erzsi Kõmíves as Csapóné, aki nem tehet róla *

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as Alkalmi tanú

References

Bibliography

* Balski, Grzegorz. ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992. * Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. ''Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

External links

* 1958 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1958 comedy films Hungarian comedy films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Frigyes Bán Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{1950s-Hungary-film-stub