Purple Lilacs
1934 film
- 6 September 1934 (1934-09-06)
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Purple Lilacs (Hungarian: Lila akác) is a 1934 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Irén Ágay, Irén Biller and György Nagy.[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It is based on the 1919 novel of the same title by Ernö Szép which was later remade as a 1973 film.[3]
Cast
- Irén Ágay as Tóth Manci
- Irén Biller as Hédi
- György Nagy as Pali
- Gyula Kabos as Angelusz
- Gyula Gózon as Weber
- Márton Rátkai as Zsezsé
- Ilona Eszterházy as Lili
- László Z. Molnár as Körmendi
- Sándor Pethes as Bajnóczi
- István Berend as Sportfiú
- Nusi Somogyi as Mili
- Stephen Bekassy as Charlie
- László Dezsõffy as Józsi
- Ernö Király as Utcai énekes
- Ferenc Antók as Statiszta
- Harry Csáktornyai as Elemér
- Anni Eisen as Statiszta
- László Keleti as Tejesember
- Irma Lányi as Vendég
- Sári Némethy as Arany Hédi szobalánya
- Dezsõ Pártos as Statiszta
- Éva Ruttkai as Unknown role
References
Bibliography
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
- Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
- Somlyódy, László & Somlyódy, Nóra. Hungarian Arts and Sciences: 1848-2000. Social Science Monographs, 2003.
External links
- Purple Lilacs at IMDb
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Films directed by Steve Sekely
- The Great Longing (1930)
- Hyppolit, the Butler (1931)
- Flying Gold (1932)
- A Tremendously Rich Man (1932)
- Rouletabille the Aviator (1932)
- Miss Iza (1933)
- Romance in Budapest (1933)
- Scandal in Budapest (1933)
- The Rakoczi March (1933)
- Cornflower (1934)
- Emmy (1934)
- Purple Lilacs (1934)
- Romance of Ida (1934)
- Ball at the Savoy (1935)
- Cafe Moscow (1936)
- Danube Rendezvous (1936)
- Be True Until Death (1936)
- Half-Rate Honeymoon (1936)
- Sensation (1936)
- A Girl Sets Out (1937)
- An Affair of Honour (1937)
- Help, I'm an Heiress (1937)
- Beauty of the Pusta (1937)
- Number 111 (1938)
- Young Noszty and Mary Toth (1938)
- Two Prisoners (1938)
- Miracle on Main Street (1939)
- Behind Prison Walls (1943)
- Women in Bondage (1943)
- Revenge of the Zombies (1943)
- Lady in the Death House (1944)
- Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
- Waterfront (1944)
- My Buddy (1944)
- The Fabulous Suzanne (1946)
- Blonde Savage (1947)
- Hollow Triumph (1948)
- Amazon Quest (1949)
- Stronghold (1951)
- The Empress of China (1953)
- Desert Desperadoes (1959)
- The Day of the Triffids (1963)
- Kenner (1969)
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