''Semmelweis'' is a 1952 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 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

Imre Apáthi Imre Apáthi (1909–1960) was a Hungarian stage actor, stage and film actor and film director, director.Cunningham p.91 He was married to the actress Vera Sennyei. Selected filmography * ''The Rakoczi March'' (1933) * ''Emmy (film), Emmy'' (1934 ...

, Margit Thurzó and

Tivadar Uray Tivadar Uray (9 November 1895 – 22 June 1962) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 40 films between 1917 and 1962. He was born and died in Munkács, Hungary (now Mukachevo, Ukraine). Selected filmography * ''The Red Samso ...

.Cunningham p.72 It is based on the life of the pioneering nineteenth century doctor

Ignaz Semmelweis Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (; ; 1 July 1818 – 13 August 1865) was a Hungarian physician and scientist of German descent who was an early pioneer of antiseptic procedures and was described as the "saviour of mothers". Postpartum infections, ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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József Pán József Pán (1901–1956) was a Hungarian art director. Laura p.76 While he also briefly worked in Austria and Germany, most of his career was spent working in the Hungarian film industry designing film sets. He was active during the Horthy era ...

Cast

as Semmelweis Ignác * Margit Thurzó as Wágner Kriszta *

as prof. Klein * Jenõ Horváth as prof. Hebra * József Timár as prof. Rakitansky *

István Egri 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 k ...

as prof. Skoda *

Lajos Pándy 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 Aulic ...

as Markusovszky Lajos * Sándor Deák as Balassa clinician *

Iván Darvas Iván Darvas (born ''Szilárd Darvas''; 14 June 1925 in Behynce (, ; now part of Tornaľa, Revúca District, Banská Bystrica Region) – 3 June 2007 in Budapest, Hungary) was a Hungarian actor. Early life Born as Szilárd Darvas, his fa ...

as prof. Michaelis *

Juci Komlós Juci Komlós (10 February 1919 – 5 April 2011) was a Hungarian film actress. She is best known for her performance as Lenke Takács in Szomszédok. She was the daughter of the actor Vilmos Komlós. Selected filmography * ''The Marriage of Kata ...

as Mrs.Semmelweis * Erzsi Balogh as Mrs.Hebra *

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 Dr. Scanzoni * Tibor Molnár as Hamerlin *

Tivadar Bilicsi Tivadar Bilicsi (1901–1981) was a Hungarian film, stage and television actor, known for his comic roles.Juhász p.64 He performed in over a hundred film or television productions. Selected filmography * '' The Old Scoundrel'' (1932) * ''And th ...

as Hammer coachman *

István Csók István Csók (13 February 1865, Sáregres – 1 February 1961, Budapest) was a Hungarian Impressionist painter. Although he was born in Transdanubia, his narrower homeland was not a hill country, but the flat greens of the Sárrét, the ...

as Báthory assistant lecturer *

Gyula Justh Gyula Justh (13 January 1850 – 9 October 1917) was a Hungarian jurist and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1905 and 1909. Biography He was born in Necpál, Turóc County (today: ''Necpaly, Slova ...

as Heiczman selectman *

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 Major seneschal

References

Bibliography

* Cunningham, John. ''Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex''. Wallflower Press, 2004.

External links

* 1952 films 1950s Hungarian-language films 1952 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by Frigyes Bán Films set in the 19th century 1950s historical drama films Hungarian historical drama films Films scored by András Mihály {{1950s-Hungary-film-stub