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By Order of the Emperor
By Order of the Emperor (Hungarian: A császár parancsára) is a 1957 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Ferenc Bessenyei, Éva Ruttkai and Sándor Deák.[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Sopron. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés.
| By Order of the Emperor | |
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| Directed by | Frigyes Bán |
| Written by | Tibor Barabás |
| Produced by | Jenõ Katona |
| Starring | Ferenc Bessenyei Éva Ruttkai Sándor Deák |
| Cinematography | Jean Badal |
| Edited by | Ferencné Szécsényi |
| Music by | Rezsõ Kókai |
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Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Synopsis edit
A young Hungarian revolutionary in late eighteenth century Pest, then part of the Austrian Empire, is prominent in a secret society. A rival for the love of Lotte, a bookseller's daughter, informs on him to the authorities leading to his arrest and a death sentence being imposed.
Cast edit
- Ferenc Bessenyei as Hajnóczy
- Éva Ruttkai as Lotte
- Sándor Deák as Laczkovics
- Ferenc Kállai as Sehy
- Zoltán Makláry as Kohlmayer
- Gábor Mádi Szabó as Fodor
- Tibor Molnár as Mihály
- György Pálos as Martinovics Ignác
- Lajos Pándy as Szentmarjay
- István Somló as Barco generális
- Erzsi Somogyi as Kohlmayerné
- Irén Sütö as Martineau Mária
- László Bánhidi as Nyéki Németh
- László Hlatky as Ruzsicska
- Lajos Rajczy as Sáray Szabó
- János Rajz as Stitz
- John Bartha as Austrian soldier who trying to trap Laczkovics
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945–1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
- Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948–1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.
External links edit
- By Order of the Emperor at IMDb