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Overview
We have linguists, we have literary men, we have newspapers, actors, musicians, but we have no national opera!", lamented the champions of national revival in the middle of the last century. Hungarian music culture at home is limited to the performance of works by foreign composers. And the public demands Hungarian opera, and such a challenge is not easy to meet. So let's see who is up to the task!
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
0 min
Release Date
1952-08-20
Status
Released
Original Language
Hungarian
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
10
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sándor Pécsi
Ferenc Erkel
Miklós Gábor
Béni Egressy
Éva Szörényi
Adél
Andor Ajtay
András Bartai
Margit Makay
Adlerné
Iván Darvas
Ferenc Liszt
György Solthy
Adler
Jenõ Horváth
Sándor Petõfi
Tamás Major
Ferenc Kölcsey
Gábor Rajnay
Márk Rózsahegyi
János Zách
Mihály Brand-Mosonyi
Sándor Szabó
Lázár Horváth Petrichevich
Zoltán Várkonyi
Turányi, chief music director
Lajos Mányai
baron Orczy, intendant
Tivadar Uray
archduke Albrecht
József Bihari
old peasant
Gyula Tapolczay
Aristocrat
László Hard
old archduke
Gyula Bakos
Gábor Balassa
László Dékány
János Fodor
János Garics
Mária Gyurkovics
János Gálcsiki
József Gáti
Gyula Kamarás
József Képessy
Béla Kövecses
György Melis
Klára Palánkay
Sándor Peti
Lajos Rajczy
József Simándi
Sándor Siménfalvy
Imre Sinkovits
Lajos Sugár
Éva Surányi
István Szatmári
Endre Szemethy
Gusztáv Vándory
Éva Örkényi
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