Istvan Bors

Istvan Bors (Hungarian: Bors István) is a 1939 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Antal Páger, József Bihari and Klári Tolnay.[1] It is based on a 1938 play by Sándor Hunyady, and was screened at the Venice Film Festival. The following year it was remade as an Italian film Big Shoes starring Amedeo Nazzari.

Istvan Bors
Directed byViktor Bánky
Produced byEndre Rodríguez
Written bySándor Hunyady (play)
Endre Rodríguez
StarringAntal Páger
József Bihari
Klári Tolnay
Music bySzabolcs Fényes
CinematographyRudolf Icsey
Production
company
Atelier Film
Magyar Film Iroda
Release date
23 February 1939
Running time
99 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

The film's sets were designed by the art directors József Pán and József Simoncsics.

Main cast

  • Antal Páger as Bors István
  • József Bihari as János
  • Klári Tolnay as Ilonka
  • László Dévényi as Parasztfiú
  • László Földényi as Ügyvéd
  • Margit Ladomerszky as Kálmán felesége
  • Béla Mihályffi as Tulogdy Kálmán
  • Ferenc Pethes as Prakszi
  • Sándor Pethes as Ügyvédbojtár
  • Lajos Boray as Tiszttartó
  • Endre C. Turáni as Paraszt
  • Olga Eszenyi as Kati
  • Béla Fáy as Võlegény

References

  1. Rozenblit p.213

Bibliography

  • Judson Rozenblit. Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe. Berghahn Books, 2005.
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