''Strange Roads'' (Hungarian: ''Idegen utakon'') is a 1944 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

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 ...

and starring

Klári Tolnay Klári Tolnay (born Rozália Klára Tolnay; 17 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Hungarian actress. She received the Kossuth Prize in 1951 and 1952. Life Klári Tolnay (born Rózsi Tolnay) was born on 17 July 1914 in Budapest, as the d ...

László Szilassy László Szilassy (February 13, 1908 – March 30, 1972) was a Hungarian film actor.Juhász p.203 Beginning his career on the stage, he emerged as a popular leading man in cinema during the late 1930s and appeared in more than 40 films by the end ...

and

Géza Abonyi Géza () is a Hungarian given name and may refer to any of the following: As regnal or forename * Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians * Géza I of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza II of Hungary, King of Hungary * Géza, son of Géza II of Hungar ...

. Rîpeanu p.22 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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István Básthy István Básthy (1896–1970) was a Hungarian art director. He designed the sets for more than fifty productions in the Hungarian film industry, frequently working alongside Sándor Iliszi. His career spanned from the silent era during the 192 ...

Cast

as Máté Judit *

as Péter *

as Bálint professzor *

Béla Mihályffi Béla Mihályffi (January 14, 1891 – April 4, 1948) was a Hungarian stage and film actor.Székely & Gajdó p.541 A character actor, he played supporting roles in more than sixty films during the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Stolen ...

as Géza,Mimi férje *

Mária Sulyok Mária Sulyok (1908–1987) was a Hungarian actress best known for her role in '' A köszívü ember fiai'' (1965) and '' Love, Emilia'' (1968). She was born on 24 April 1908 and died on 20 October 1987 in Budapest, Hungary. Selected filmography ...

as Mimi * Tusi Buday as Nõvér * Ágnes Almássy as Nõvér * Rózsi Bordás as Növér * Zoltán Losonczy as Postás *

Béla Fáy Béla may refer to: * Béla (crater), an elongated lunar crater * Béla (given name), a common Hungarian male given name See also

* Bela (disambiguation) * Belá (disambiguation) * Bělá (disambiguation) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bela de:Béla pl:B ...

as Márton, a szanatórium vezetõ orvosa *

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as Judit anyja * Elemér Bánky * Róbert Bánky *

Márta Fónay Márta Fónay (1914–1994) was a Hungarian stage, film and television actress.Goble p.353 A character actress, she appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hungarian films. She appeared in more than a hundred films and television productions d ...

* Mici Haraszti * Hanna Landy *

István Lontay 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 ...

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

* 1944 films Hungarian drama films 1940s Hungarian-language films 1944 drama films Hungarian black-and-white films Films shot at Hunnia Studios Films directed by Imre Apáthi {{1940s-Hungary-film-stub