A Strange Mask of Identity

A Strange Mask of Identity
Directed by	Zoltán Várkonyi
Written by	Endre Vészi
Produced by	György Zombory
Starring	Ferenc Bessenyei Erzsi Somogyi Imre Sinkovits
Cinematography	István Pásztor
Edited by	Zoltán Kerényi
Music by	Rezsõ Kókai
Production company	Magyar Filmgyártó Vállalat
Release date	13 October 1955 (1955-10-13)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

A Strange Mask of Identity (Hungarian: Különös ismertetőjel) is a 1955 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Várkonyi and starring Ferenc Bessenyei, Erzsi Somogyi and Imre Sinkovits.[1] The plot of the movie is set in the Hungarian communist resistance during Second World War.[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Köpeczi-Boócz.

Cast

• Ferenc Bessenyei as Szabó Imre
• Erzsi Somogyi as Szabóné
• Imre Sinkovits as Kóti
• Éva Ruttkai as Eszti
• Violetta Ferrari as Felhõ
• Lajos Básti as Gara
• Vera Szemere as Anna
• Gyula Gózon as Guba
• Hilda Gobbi as Sári mama
• Endre Szemethy as Zsiga bátyánk
• Tibor Molnár as Busa János
• Vanda Kátay as Busáné
• Andor Ajtay as Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre
• István Somló as Váraljay
• Ferenc Ladányi as Ottó
• Imre Apáthi as Barnakalapos
• Rudolf Somogyvári as Szõke Lex

References

1. Cunningham p.83
2. Directory of World Cinema. Volume 7, East Central Europe. Bristol: Intellect, 2011. p. 252

Bibliography

• Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.

External links

• A Strange Mask of Identity at IMDb