''Sister Maria'' (Hungarian: ''Mária nővér'') is a 1937 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. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Viktor Gertler
Viktor Gertler (24 August 1901 – 5 July 1969) was a Hungarian film editor and director active between the 1930s and 1960s.Burns p.15
Selected filmography
Editor
* '' The Three from the Filling Station'' (1930)
* '' The Man in Search of His Mu ...
and starring
Éva Szörényi
Éva Szörényi (Born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s playing leading roles in over 20 motion pictures, a resu ...
,
Pál Jávor and
Lili Berky. It was shot at the
Hunnia Studios in
Budapest
Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...
and
on location around
Lillafüred. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Márton Vincze. It was a popular success at the box office.
[Frey p.98]
Cast
*
Éva Szörényi
Éva Szörényi (Born Elvira Schwáb; May 26, 1917 – December 1, 2009) was a Kossuth Prize-winning actress of the Hungarian National Theatre. Her acting career started in the early 1930s playing leading roles in over 20 motion pictures, a resu ...
as Berényi Mária
*
Pál Jávor as Ladányi Mihály - födbirtokos
*
Lili Berky as Mária anyja - özvegy Berényiné
*
Sándor Svéd as Kibédy János
*
Gyula Gózon
Gyula Gózon (19 April 1885 – 8 October 1972) was a Hungarian actor and comedian.
Life
Gyula Gózon was born on 19 April 1885, in Érsekújvár, but grew up in Esztergom. With the mentoring of his brother, he could fulfill his dream of le ...
as Orvos
*
Piroska Vaszary as Zárdai tanárnõ
*
Gerö Mály as Házmester
*
Imre Apáthi as Tibike - János barátja
*
Lajos Gárday as Gyuri bácsi
*
Tibor Halmay
Tibor Halmay (20 December 1894 – 2 November 1944) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.von Dassanowsky p.65 He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and appeared in a mixture of German and Hungarian films during his career. He is sometimes ...
as Vadász úr - a titkár
*
Ági Donáth as Zárdai növendék
*
Hilde von Stolz as Halmay Klári, egy német impresszárió özvegye
*
Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Járásbíró
*
József Berky as Cigányprímás
*
Béla Fáy as Bandi
*
György Hajnal as Postás
*
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, Slovaki ...
as újságíró
*
Karola Zala
Karola Zala (1 October 1879 – 13 January 1970) was a Hungary, Hungarian actress. She was born in
Nagyvárad, Austria-Hungary (now, Oradea, Romania) and died in Budapest.
Selected filmography
* ''Spring Shower'' (1932)
* ''Emmy (film), Emmy'' (1 ...
as Intézeti fõnöknõ
References
Bibliography
* Balski, Grzegorz . ''Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991''. Flicks Books, 1992.
* Frey, David. ''Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944''. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
* 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
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1937 films
Hungarian drama films
1930s Hungarian-language films
1937 drama films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Viktor Gertler
Films shot at Hunnia Studios
Films scored by Szabolcs Fényes
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