''Renee XIV'' was an unfinished 1946 Hungarian film directed by

Ákos Ráthonyi Ákos Ráthonyi (26 March 1908 – 6 January 1969) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. He directed 42 films between 1936 and 1968. He was born in Budapest, Hungary and died in Munich, West Germany. He is widely considered one of ...

and starring

Franciska Gaal Franciska Gaal (born Franciska Silberspitz, 1 February 1903 – 13 August 1972) was a Hungarian cabaret artist and film actress of Jewish heritage. Gaal starred in a popular series of European romantic comedies during the 1930s. After attracting ...

Johannes Heesters Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters (5 December 1903 – 24 December 2011), known professionally as Johannes Heesters, was a Dutch-German actor of stage, television and film, as well as a vocalist of numerous recordings and performer on the conce ...

and

Theo Lingen Theo Lingen (; 10 June 1903 – 10 November 1978), born Franz Theodor Schmitz, was a German actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in more than 230 films between 1929 and 1978, and directed 21 films between 1936 and 1960. Life and c ...

. It was intended to be a German-language film made with

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-backing at the

Hunnia Film Studio Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio Kingdom of Hungary, in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most importa ...

in Budapest, starring Gaal, a popular pre-war star who had not made a movie in several years. After around 10 days of filming, the production was abandoned. Gaal emigrated to America the following year, and she never made another film.Bock & Bergfelder p.144

Cast

György Dénes György Dénes (2 July 1898 – 14 April 1962) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Gagelmann p.73 He appeared in more than forty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Miss Iza'' (1933) * ''Everything for the Woman'' (1934) * ''The St ...

* Hans Moser as Minister

References

Bibliography

* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books.

External links

* 1946 films 1940s unfinished films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Ákos Ráthonyi Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub