''Eva Szovathy'' (Hungarian: ''Szováthy Éva'') is a 1944 Hungarian

historical History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categ ...

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Ágoston Pacséry and starring Katalin Karády, Pál Jávor and

Artúr Somlay Artúr Somlay (28 February 1883, in Budapest – 10 November 1951, in Budapest) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. Selected filmography * '' Today and Tomorrow'' (1912) * ''Faun'' (1918) * '' Princess Woronzoff'' (1920) * '' The Clan'' (1920) ...

.''Hungarian Studies Review, Volumes 19-21''. Hungarian Readers' Service, 1992. p.88 It was shot at the

Hunnia Studios Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most important Hungarian silent film compa ...

Budapest Budapest is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns of Hungary, most populous city of Hungary. It is the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, tenth-largest city in the European Union by popul ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

József Simoncsics József Simoncsics (1908–1992) was a Hungarian art director. Rîpeanu p.128 He designed the film sets for a number of Hungarian productions during the 1930s and 1940s while based at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Istva ...

Cast

* Katalin Karády as Szováthy Éva * Pál Jávor as Dóczy Lénárd *

Ági Mednyánszky Aggie may refer to: People * J. C. Agajanian (1913–1984), American motor sports personality * Aggie Beynon, Canadian metalsmith * Aggie Grey (1897–1988), Samoan hotelier born Agnes Genevieve Swann * Agnes Aggie Herring (1876–1939), Amer ...

as Girálthy Eszter *

as Szováthy Elek *

Árpád Lehotay Árpád Lehotay (1896–1953) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Halász p.174 He was married to the actress Vera Sennyei. Selected filmography * '' Help, I'm an Heiress'' (1937) * '' Tokay Rhapsody'' (1937) * '' Flower of the Tisza'' (1939) ...

as Ungnád tábornok * Blanka Raffay as Angela *

Imre Toronyi Imre Toronyi (1888–1952) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. A character actor, he appeared in a number of supporting roles in Hungarian cinema of the 1930s and 1940s. He featured in the 1942 neorealist film ''People of the Mountains''.Hames ...

as Agárdy Ferkó *

Nándor Bihary Nándor Bihary (1900–1948) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.514 He was active in Hungarian cinema from the silent era until the end of the Second World War, generally playing smaller, supporting roles. He was married to ...

as Beppo õrmester *

István Falussy István () is a Hungarian language equivalent of the name Stephen or Stefan (given name), 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 Hu ...

as Vendég az ünnepségen * Béla Tompa as Szakállas tábornok *

Lajos Sugár Lajos Sugár (1893–1974) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He appeared at a variety of Hungarian theatres during his career including the National Theatre in Budapest.Fekete p.376 He frequently appeared in films in supporting roles during t ...

as Girálthy Gábor * József Barna as Katonaorvos *

Gusztáv Vándory Gusztáv Vándory (6 December 1882 – 16 November 1964) was a Hungarians, Hungarian stage and film actor. He was born and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * ''Lili (1918 film), Lili'' (1918) * ''Yamata'' (1919) * ''Neither at Home or Abroa ...

as ügyvéd

References

Bibliography

* 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.

External links

* 1944 films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1944 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films set in the 1840s Hungarian historical drama films 1940s historical drama films {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub