Directed by:
Márton KeletiCinematography:
István EibenCast:
Sándor Pécsi, Éva Szörényi, Miklós Gábor, Andor Ajtay, György Solthy, Margit Makay, Iván Darvas, Jenő Horváth, Tamás Major, Gábor Rajnay, János Zách (more)Plots(1)
1837. Erkel Ferenc is the conductor of the Hungarian Theatre in Pest. Urged by the young people in his entourage, he completes his latest work, Báthory Mária, using Egressy's lyrics, but he is not altogether satisfied with the final product. Liszt wants to take him on a tour abroad, but Erkel is stopped at the border by the music in his head of Hunyadi, his future opera. The premiere of Hunyadi is a proof for everybody that Erkel has undeniably created what is now regarded as the Hungarian national opera. Gotterhalte is now to be replaced by a national anthem: Erkel composes the music to Kölcsey Ferenc's poem. After the suppression of the revolution of 1848-49, he composes music to the drama of Egressy's lyrics (who, wanted by the authorities, is now working clandestinely), to create an opera version of Katona's Bánk Bán followed by Dózsa György, another masterpiece. In 1868, Erkel is the conductor at a festival of workmen's choirs. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Sándor Pécsi
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Boys of Paul Street (1969)
St. Peter's Umbrella (1958)
Germinal (1963)
Éva Szörényi
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
A Fine Madness (1966)
An American Rhapsody (2001)
Miklós Gábor
Hungary
Best movies:
Somewhere in Europe (1948)
Father (1966)
The Age of Daydreaming (1965)
Andor Ajtay
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Cantata (1963)
György Solthy
Austria-Hungary
Margit Makay
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Very Moral Night, A (1977)
Ants' Nest (1971)
Iván Darvas
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Love (1971)
Cold Days (1966)
Jenő Horváth
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Oh, Bloody Life (1984)
Tamás Major
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Mephisto (1981)
Cold Days (1966)
Gábor Rajnay
Austria-Hungary
János Zách
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Cold Days (1966)
Indul a bakterház (1980) (TV movie)
Sándor Szabó
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
The Heiresses (1980)
Zoltán Várkonyi
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Men and Banners (1965)
Lajos Mányai
Austria-Hungary
Tivadar Uray
Austria-Hungary
József Bihari
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Twenty Hours (1965)
Gyula Tapolczay
Austria-Hungary
László Kemény
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Somewhere in Europe (1948)
István Szatmári
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Cat City (1986)
Oh, Bloody Life (1984)
Imre Sinkovits
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
The Lost Talisman (1968)
The Lost Talisman (1968)