Sirius (1942 film)

Sirius
Directed byDezső Ákos Hamza
Written byPéter Rákóczi
Based onSirius by Ferenc Herczeg
Produced byDezső Ákos Hamza
StarringKatalin Karády
László Szilassy
Elemér Baló
CinematographyRudolf Icsey
Edited byMária Vály
Music byTibor Polgár
Production
company
Magyar Írók Filmje
Release date
  • 5 September 1942 (1942-09-05)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Sirius (Hungarian: Szíriusz) is a 1942 Hungarian science fiction film directed by Dezső Ákos Hamza and starring Katalin Karády, László Szilassy and Elemér Baló.[1] It is based on the 1894 novel of the same title by Ferenc Herczeg and the 1910 theatre adaptation by Imre Földes. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Klára B. Kokas. It premiered at the wartime 1942 Venice Film Festival, the last held under the regime of Benito Mussolini.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Cunningham p.227

Bibliography

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