Hungarian Rhapsody (1928 film)
Hungarian Rhapsody (German: Ungarische Rhapsodie) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Lil Dagover, Willy Fritsch and Dita Parlo.[1] It depicts the life of an impoverished Hungarian aristocrat.
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| Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Written by | Joe May Hans Székely |
| Starring | Lil Dagover Willy Fritsch Dita Parlo |
| Music by | William Frederick Peters Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
| Edited by | Erich Schmidt |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 5 November 1928 |
Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Southern Hungary. Premiering at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo, it was one of the most popular German films released that year.[2] In 1929 a soundtrack was added to the film, leading to UFA producer Erich Pommer to describe it as his first "sound film", rather than Melody of the Heart.[3]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.
Cast
- Lil Dagover as Camilla
- Willy Fritsch as Franz Leutnant Graf v. Turoczy
- Dita Parlo as Marika
- Fritz Greiner as Gutsverwalter Doczy - ihr Vater
- Gisela Bathory as Frau Doczy - ihre Mutter
- Erich Kaiser-Titz as General Hoffmann
- Leopold Kramer as Baron Barsody
- Andor Heltai as Ein Zigeunerprimas
- Harry Hardt as Oberleutnant Barany
- Osvaldo Valenti as Der Fähnrich
- Paul Hörbiger as Kellner
- Max Wogritsch as Bischof
References
- BFI.org
- Hardt p.113
- Hardt p.113
Bibliography
- Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
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