For Whom the Larks Sing explained

For Whom the Larks Sing
Director:	László Ranódy
Producer:	József Bajusz
Based On:	For Whom the Larks Sing by Jozsef Darvas
Starring:	Géza Tordy Klári Tolnay Erzsi Somogyi Antal Páger
Music:	Endre Szervánszky
Editing:	Mihály Morell
Studio:	Mafilm
Runtime:	97 minutes
Country:	Hungary
Language:	Hungarian

For Whom the Larks Sing (Hungarian: Akiket a pacsirta elkísér) is a 1959 Hungarian drama film directed by László Ranódy and starring Géza Tordy, Klári Tolnay, Erzsi Somogyi and Antal Páger.^{[1] [2]} It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Romvári. It was screened at the 1959 Venice Film Festival.

Cast

• Éva Pap as Julis
• Géza Tordy as Varga Sándor
• Klári Tolnay as Csiszérné
• Gábor Agárdi as Csiszér
• Erzsi Somogyi as Süléné
• József Bihari as Süle
• Margit Dajka as Sándor édesanyja
• Antal Páger as Tanító
• László Bánhidi as Táltos
• Nusi Somogyi as Palugyainé

Bibliography

• Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1980.
• Petrie, Graham. History Must Answer to Man: The Contemporary Hungarian Cinema. Corvina Kiadó, 1981.
• Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.

Notes and References

1. Liehm & Liehm p.171
2. Petrie p.256