Devil Rider Explained
Devil Rider (Hungarian: Ördöglovas) is a 1944 Hungarian historical adventure film directed by Dezsõ Ákos Hamza and starring Gyula Benkö, Manyi Kiss and Mária Sulyok.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Sándor Iliszi and Imre Sörés. It is inspired by the life of the nineteenth century Hungarian aristocrat Móric Sándor, who married the daughter of Austrian statesman Klemens von Metternich.
Cast
- Alice Fényes as Leontine
- Manyi Kiss as Jopsefine
- Mária Sulyok as Metternich felesége
- Gyula Benkö as Sándor Móric
- Zoltán Makláry as Kosztanovics
- Zoltán Szakáts as Metternich
- Livia Hajnóczi as Szobalány
- Brigitta Cserna as Kõrössy Ágota grófnõ
- Géza Kardos as Sándor Móric gróf apja
- Lenke Csanádi as Borka, Körössy Ágota grófnö szobalánya
Bibliography
- Frey, David. Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929–1944. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
- Judson, Pieter and M. Rozenblit, Marsha L. (ed). Constructing Nationalities in East Central Europe. Berghahn Books, 2005.
- Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931–1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
Notes and References
- Judson & Rozenblit p.213
- Frey p.340