After his study tour abroad, Simándy Pál, the Protestant pastor, returns to his homeland, Transylvania. In the church of Magyargarabó which lacked a priest for a long time, the bells are ringing again. The young priest devotedly serves his vocation in the village which becomes more and more Romanian. He falls in love with Florica, the daughter of the Orthodox pope. The girl returns his love. In the novel, the lovers are torn apart, as the pope is the paid spy of the Romanian anti-Hungarian League, but the film has a happy ending: Simándy and Florica unite in happiness. The film was originally produced in 1916 and presented in 1922 completed with some film and stage scenes.
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Cast
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Gusztáv Vándory
Simándy Pál
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Erzsi Paulay
Florica
Béla Zsitkovszky
Márton Garas
Gyula Szöreghy
Todorescu Todor
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Viktor Rákosi
Oszkar Mogan
Béla Balogh
Almásy gróf
Dezsõ Bánóczi
Pap Mózes, a medveölõ
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Lajos Bazsay
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Pénz áll a házhoz
Egy fiúnak a fele
Etel Kovács
Sári néni
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Gyula Lázár
A kurátor unokája
Márton Garas Director · Viktor Rákosi Author Béla Zsitkovszky Cinematographer
First release July 9, 1916 · Produced in Hungary · Original title Elnémult harangok
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Hungary
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Original title
Elnémult harangok
Original language
Hungarian
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No dialogue
Release dates
Hungary · July 9, 1916
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