Stars of Eger (1968 film)

Stars of Eger
Directed by	Zoltán Várkonyi
Written by	Géza Gárdonyi (novel) István Nemeskürty
Produced by	András Németh
Starring	Imre Sinkovits György Bárdy István Kovács Vera Venczel
Cinematography	Ferenc Szécsényi
Edited by	Ferenc Szécsényi
Music by	Ferenc Farkas
Production company	Mafilm
Release date	19 December 1968 (1968-12-19)
Running time	157 minutes
Countries	Hungary, Bulgaria
Language	Hungarian

Stars of Eger (Hungarian:Egri csillagok) is a 1968 Hungarian-Bulgarian historical film directed by Zoltán Várkonyi and starring Imre Sinkovits, György Bárdy and István Kovács. It is an adaptation of the 1899 novel Eclipse of the Crescent Moon by Géza Gárdonyi. An earlier silent film adaptation, Stars of Eger, was made in 1923. "Stars of Eger" is a direct translation of the original Hungarian title of the novel.

Partial cast

• Imre Sinkovits – István Dobó
• György Bárdy – Jumurdzsák
• István Kovács – Gergely Bornemissza
• Tibor Bitskey – Mekcsey István
• Gábor Agárdy – Sárközy
• Vera Venczel – Éva Cecey
• Éva Ruttkai – Queen Isabella Jagiellon
• Hilda Gobbi – Baloghné
• Vera Szemere – Ceceyné
• Péter Benkő – János Török
• Rudolf Somogyvári – István Hegedûs
• Gyula Benkő – Veli bég
• László Tahi Tóth – Kobzos Ádám
• Géza Tordy – Miklós
• Tamás Major – Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent
• Miklós Szakáts – Beylerbey
• Gábor Mádi Szabó – Cecey
• Zoltán Latinovits – Imre Varsányi
• Gábor Koncz – János
• Samu Balázs – Pope Julius III
• Géza Polgár – Bojki Tamás
• Antal Farkas – Debrõi, innkeeper
• József Fonyó – Emperor Ferdinand's interpreter
• László György – Woodsmith
• József Horváth – Sukán
• László Inke – Kara Ahmed Pasha
• László Márkus – Turkish Lord
• György Korga – Bornemissza Jancsika
• Tibor Molnár – Friar Márton
• Lajos Pándy – Fügedy
• János Rajz – Friar
• Levente Sipeki – Fürjes Ádám
• Nándor Tomanek – Preacher
• István Velenczei – Father György
• Endre Szász – Painter
• Ferenc Zenthe – Josef, the German mercenary
• László Bánhidi – Jumurdzsák's prisoner
• Ferenc Bessenyei – Bálint Török
• Péter Blaskó – Hungarian soldier
• András Kern – Cook
• István Bujtor – Blacksmith
• László György – Blacksmith
• Teri Horváth – Egri woman
• Ildikó Pécsi – Egri woman
• Nóra Tábori – Egri woman
• Zoltán Várkonyi – Emperor Ferdinand I
• Gábor Harsányi
• Sándor Kömíves
• Hédi Temessy

External links

• Stars of Eger at IMDb