By Order of the Emperor

By Order of the Emperor
Directed by	Frigyes Bán
Written by	Tibor Barabás
Produced by	Jenõ Katona
Starring	Ferenc Bessenyei Éva Ruttkai Sándor Deák
Cinematography	Jean Badal
Edited by	Ferencné Szécsényi
Music by	Rezsõ Kókai
Production company	Mafilm
Release date	21 November 1957 (1957-11-21)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

By Order of the Emperor (Hungarian: A császár parancsára) is a 1957 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Ferenc Bessenyei, Éva Ruttkai and Sándor Deák.[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Sopron. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés.

Synopsis

A young Hungarian revolutionary in late eighteenth century Pest, then part of the Austrian Empire, is prominent in a secret society. A rival for the love of Lotte, a bookseller's daughter, informs on him to the authorities leading to his arrest and a death sentence being imposed.

Cast

• Ferenc Bessenyei as Hajnóczy
• Éva Ruttkai as Lotte
• Sándor Deák as Laczkovics
• Ferenc Kállai as Sehy
• Zoltán Makláry as Kohlmayer
• Gábor Mádi Szabó as Fodor
• Tibor Molnár as Mihály
• György Pálos as Martinovics Ignác
• Lajos Pándy as Szentmarjay
• István Somló as Barco generális
• Erzsi Somogyi as Kohlmayerné
• Irén Sütö as Martineau Mária
• László Bánhidi as Nyéki Németh
• László Hlatky as Ruzsicska
• Lajos Rajczy as Sáray Szabó
• János Rajz as Stitz
• John Bartha as The austrian soldier who trying to trap Laczkovics

References

1. Balski p.19
2. Homoródy p.201

Bibliography

• Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945–1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
• Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948–1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.

External links

• By Order of the Emperor at IMDb