Love Travels by Coach
1955 film by László Ranódy
Love Travels by Coach (Hungarian: Hintónjáró szerelem) is a 1955 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by László Ranódy and starring Mária Medgyesi, Ádám Szirtes, and Zoltán Makláry. It was one of the most popular films of the era at the Hungarian box office, attracting audiences of more than five million. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Lake Balaton and Szigliget. The film's sets were designed by the art director Iván Ambrózy.
Cast
Mária Medgyesi as Peczöli Vilmuska
Ádám Szirtes as Majsa Berci
Zoltán Makláry as Peczöli Sándor
Márta Fónay as Peczöliné
József Bihari as Majsa Bertalan
Manyi Kiss as Terka
László Bánhidi as Cseppentõ Ferenc
Sándor Pécsi as Farkas Gyõzõ professzor
Imre Sinkovits as Kara Jenõke
József Juhász as Gerencsér
Sándor Siménfalvy as Cinege
Józsa Hacser asJutka
Attila Nagy as Citerás Miska
Teri Horváth as Csupor Sári
Endre Szemethy as Fejes bácsi
Ilka Petur as Majsáné
Sándor Peti as Bakter
Gyula Szabó as Mag János
Vanda Kátay as Cica
Erzsi Pártos as Vénasszony
References
Bibliography
Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948-1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.
Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories.
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