Hungary's Revival

Hungary's Revival
Hungary's Revival
Directed by	Jenö Csepreghy ; Ferenc Kiss
Written by	József Babay ; György Ujházy
Produced by	József Daróczy
Starring	Anna Tõkés ; Manyi Kiss ; Gyula Benkö
Cinematography	Rudolf Icsey
Edited by	Zoltán Farkas
Music by	Dénes Buday
Production; company	Hajdu Film
Release date	17 February 1939;
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Hungary's Revival (Hungary: Magyar Feltámadás) is a 1939 Hungarian war drama film directed by Jenö Csepreghy and Ferenc Kiss and starring Anna Tõkés, Manyi Kiss and Gyula Benkö.^[1]^[2]^[3] Nationalist in tone, it celebrated the recent Hungarian territorial gains following the Munich agreement and the First Vienna Award.

Synopsis

In 1918, following the Austro Hungarian defeat in the First World War, Czech forces occupy and annexe Carpathian Ruthenia. Some families leave for Budapest while others stay under the domination of the Czech authorities, who imprison Hungarians for supporting Iriddentism. Two decades later Hungary has recovered its strength under the rule of Miklós Horthy. Two young Hungarians, who knew each other as children in 1918, return to their hometown and face discrimination from the Czechs. However, the arrival of Hungarian troops liberates their home.

Cast

Anna Tõkés as Joóbné
Manyi Kiss as Juliska
Melinda Ottrubay as Éva
Ferenc Kiss as Joób Bálint
Gyula Benkö as Dénes
Zoltán Makláry as Jurinka
Eta Hajdú as Reviczkyné
Gyula Csortos as Noszlopy Géza
Antal Forgács as Rendõrfõnök
Lajos Gárday as Cseh katona
Miklós Hajmássy as Cseh járõr
Gyula Szöreghy as Cseh katona
Károly Kovács as Cseh katona
Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Polgármester
József Kürthy as Szlovák foglár
László Misoga as Cseh foglár
Sándor Pethes as Cigányprímás
Imre Toronyi as Magyar pap
Endre C. Turáni as Magyar katonatiszt
Sándor Naszódy as Politikai fogoly
Ferenc Galetta as Vendég az estélyen
Anni Eisen as Vendég az estélyen
Árpád Radó as Rádióbemondó
Rezsõ Acsay as Templomi orgonista
Gyuri Dévényi as Dénes gyermekkorában
Éva Örkényi as Éva gyermekkorábanataki
Miklós Pataki as Börtöbigazgató

References

^ Juhász p.103
^ Hungarian Studies Review: HSR., Volumes 20-22. Hungarian Readers' Service, 1993. p.87
^ https://www.hangosfilm.hu/filmografia/magyar-feltamadas

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.