''I Am Guilty'' (Hungarian: ''Bünös vagyok!'') is a 1942 Hungarian

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 Dezsõ Ákos Hamza and starring

Mária Mezei Mária Mezei (16 October 1909 – 20 April 1983) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films between 1936 and 1970. Selected filmography * ''The Golden Man (film), The Golden Man'' (1936) * ''Tales of Budapest'' (1937 ...

, Gyula Kamarás and

Gyula Csortos Gyula József Csortos (3 March 1883 – 1 August 1945) was a Hungarian film and stage actor who appeared in 80 films between 1912 and 1944. He was born in Munkács and died in Budapest. Selected filmography * '' The Red Samson'' (1917) * ...

. Juhász p.129 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 ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Klára B. Kokas Klára B. Kokas (31 December 1907 – 31 October 1962) was a Hungarian art director and costume designer.Rîpeanu p.81 During the Horthy era she was active designing setss and costumes for the Hungarian film industry and theatre. She also produc ...

Cast

as Lola * Gyula Kamarás as Mátray Miklós *

Zsófia Koós Zsófia is a female given name, the Hungarian equivalent of '' Sophia'', and may refer to: * Zsofia Balazs (born 1990), Canadian distance swimmer * Zsófia Balla (born 1949), Romanian-born Hungarian poet and essayist * Zsófia Bán (born 1957) ...

as Bálint Klári *

as Szõke úr *

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as Bálintné *

Zoltán Greguss Zoltán Greguss (May 10, 1904 – December 20, 1987) was a Hungarian film actor. Selected filmography * ''My Daughter Is Different'' (1937) - Fekete Ferenc * ''300.000 pengö az utcán'' (1937) - Máté Egon * ''The Village Rogue'' (1938) - Gö ...

as Frici, Lola barátja *

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as Sári, Lola barátnõje *

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as Bálint Kázmér *

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as Kádár néni *

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as Mérnök *

Nusi Somogyi Nusi Somogyi (born Anna Irén Somogyi; March 3, 1890 – October 8, 1963) was a Hungarian film and stage actress. Biography Somogyi was the daughter of master brewer István Somogyi Hollósi and Anna Mesterházy. She studied at the Deák tér Re ...

as Teri, szobalány * Gusztáv Pártos as Bártulajdonos *

Géza Berczy Géza Berczy (1902–1963) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Laura p.97 He acted at a variety of theatres during his career and appeared in many films as a character actor in supporting roles from the silent era to the 1960s. Selected filmogra ...

as Tibor, Klári võlegénye * Olly Szokolay as Lola barátnõje * Gyula Benkö as Bárklarinétos * Géza Halász as Mérnök *

Gusztáv Harasztos Gusztáv is the Hungarian variant of the given name Gustav and may refer to: *Gusztáv Batthyány (1803–1883), Hungarian nobleman who bred horses in England where he was commonly known as Count Batthyány *Gusztáv Gratz (1875–1946), Hungarian p ...

as Rendõr *

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as Építésvezetõ * Gyula Terney asLola baráti társaságának tagja * Rezsõ Acsay as Részeg hegedûs *

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as Bárvendég * Éva Tihanyi as Bárhölgy

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.

External links

* 1942 films 1940s Hungarian-language films Films directed by Dezsõ Ákos Hamza 1942 drama films Hungarian drama films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub