The Siege of Beszterce

The Siege of Beszterce
Directed by	Márton Keleti
Written by	István Békeffy László Hárs
Based on	The Siege of Beszterce by Kálmán Mikszáth
Produced by	László Szirtes
Starring	Klári Tolnay Ida Turay Andor Ajtay
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	Sándor Zákonyi
Music by	Tibor Polgár
Production company	Orient Film
Release date	18 August 1948 (1948-08-18)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

The Siege of Beszterce (Hungarian: Beszterce ostroma) is a 1948 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Klári Tolnay, Ida Turay and Andor Ajtay.[1] It was based on the novel of the same title by Kálmán Mikszáth.[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mátyás Varga.

Cast

• Klári Tolnay as Apolka
• Ida Turay as Estella
• Andor Ajtay as Pongrácz István gróf
• Gábor Rajnay as Behenczy papa
• Kamill Feleki as Behenczi Károly
• Lajos Básti as Tarnóczy
• Márton Rátkai as Pruzsinszky
• Sándor Pethes as Pamutkay
• Árpád Lehotay as Pongrácz ezredes
• Éva Ruttkai as Ancsura
• Mariska Vízváry as Rogyákné
• Vilmos Komlós as Bogdán, adóvégrehajtó
• László Keleti as Kocsis
• Gyula Justh as Pincér

References

1. Cunningham p.64
2. Goble p.325

Bibliography

• Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1980.

External links

• The Siege of Beszterce at IMDb