Erkel
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We have linguists, we have literary men, we have newspapers, actors, musicians, but we have no national opera!", lamented the champions of national revival in the middle of the last century. Hungarian music culture at home is limited to the performance of works by foreign composers. And the public demands Hungarian opera, and such a challenge is not easy to meet. So let's see who is up to the task!
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Cast
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Sándor Pécsi
Ferenc Erkel
Known for
The Boys of Paul Street
Miklós Gábor
Béni Egressy
Also in
Father
It Happened in Europe
Zoltán Fábri
Known for
The Witness
Márton Keleti
Also in
Védjük meg üzemeinket
István Békeffy
Éva Szörényi
Adél
Also in
Könnyű múzsa
Egy lány elindul
Sándor Zákonyi
Gábor Thurzó
Andor Ajtay
András Bartai
Also in
Cantata
The Siege of Beszterce
István Eiben
Margit Makay
Adlerné
Also in
A Very Moral Night
25 Fireman's Street
Ferenc Erkel
Márton Keleti Director · István Békeffy Writer Gábor Thurzó Writer
First release August 3, 1952 · Produced in Hungary
Production
Magyar Filmgyártó Nemzeti Vállalat
Production
Hungary
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Slovakia · August 3, 1952
Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Hungary · August 20, 1952
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
July 31, 1957
Germany
December 18, 1953
Russia
January 28, 1953
Russia
January 28, 1953 · Theatrical
XC
April 24, 1953 · Theatrical
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