Without Lies
1946 Hungarian romance film directed by Viktor Gertler
Without Lies (Hungarian: Hazugság nélkül) is a 1946 Hungarian romance film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Kálmán Latabár, Lajos Básti and Ella Gombaszögi. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. Separate versions were also made in German and Romanian.
Cast
Kálmán Latabár, as Laci
Lajos Básti, as Péter
Ella Gombaszögi, as Aunt Berta
Lili Berky, as Aunt Berta
Agi Polly, as Zsuzsi
György Dénes, as Pista
László Gonda, as Zsuzsi's singing and dancing partner
Artúr Somlay, as Zsuzsi's father
László Keleti, as waiter
Erzsébet Sörös, as trial lady at the bar
Berta Türk
Gyula Gózon
Hanna Landy
Edit Hlatky
György Lugossy
George Tatar
Ernõ Vashegyi
References
Bibliography
Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
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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