Time of Trial (film)
1942 Hungarian drama film directed by Endre Rodríguez
Time of Trial (Hungarian: Alkalom) is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by Endre Rodríguez and starring Katalin Karády, László Szilassy and Artúr Somlay. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. A separate Bulgarian-language version Izpitanie was also produced. The two countries were aligned as Axis powers at the time.
Cast
Katalin Karády as Mária, István felesége
László Szilassy as Báthory Béla - építész
Artúr Somlay as Gáti István
Gyula Csortos as Gábor - István barátja
Tivadar Bilicsi as Orvos
Nusi Somogyi as Sugárné
Lajos Alszeghy as Autószerelõ
Vera Szemere as Szobalány
József Hell as Gátiék kisfia
Géza Berczy as Zenész
Lajos Selley Pincér
József Barna szállodaportás Nizzában
Anna Nagy
Sándor Pethes
János Balázs
Ferenc Szécsi
References
Bibliography
Barham, Jeremey (ed.) The Routledge Companion to Global Film Music in the Early Sound Era. Taylor & Francis, 2023.
Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
Rîpeanu, Bujor.
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