Erkel (film)

Erkel
Directed by	Márton Keleti
Written by	István Békeffy Gábor Thurzó
Produced by	Miklósné Vitéz
Starring	Sándor Pécsi Éva Szörényi Miklós Gábor
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	Sándor Zákonyi
Music by	Jenö Kenessey
Production company	Mafilm
Release date	3 August 1952 (1952-08-03)
Running time	126 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Erkel is a 1952 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Sándor Pécsi, Éva Szörényi and Miklós Gábor.^[1] It is based on the life of the nineteenth century Hungarian composer Ferenc Erkel.^[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Zoltán Fábri. It was screened at the 1952 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

Cast

• Sándor Pécsi as Erkel Ferenc
• Éva Szörényi as Adél, Erkel felesége
• Miklós Gábor as Egressy Béni
• Andor Ajtay as Bartai András
• György Solthy as Adler
• Margit Makay as Adlerné
• Iván Darvas as Liszt Ferenc
• Jenõ Horváth as Petõfi Sándor
• Tamás Major as Kölcsey Ferenc
• Gábor Rajnay as Rózsahegyi Márk
• János Zách as Brand-Mosonyi Mihály
• Sándor Szabó as Petrichevich Horváth Lázár
• Zoltán Várkonyi as Turányi, fõzeneigazgató
• Lajos Mányai as Báró Orczy, intendáns
• Tivadar Uray as Albrecht fõherceg
• József Bihari as Öreg paraszt
• Gyula Tapolczay as Arisztokrata
• László Kemény as Öreg fõherceg

References

1. Balski p.154
2. Mitchell p.118

Bibliography

• Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945–1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
• Mitchell, Charles P. The Great Composers Portrayed on Film, 1913 through 2002. McFarland, 2004.
• Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017

External links

• Erkel at IMDb