Magda Expelled (Hungarian: Magdát kicsapják) is a 1938 Hungarian comedy film directed by Ladislao Vajda and starring Ida Turay, Klári Tolnay and Antal Páger.[1] The film was based on a play. In 1940 it was remade in Italy as Maddalena, Zero for Conduct with some changes (such as the recipient of the letter being from Vienna rather than London).

Magda Expelled
Directed byLadislao Vajda
Written by
Produced byFerenc Pless
Starring
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Edited byViktor Bánky
Music byAndor Komáromy
Production
company
Harmónia Film
Release date
5 March 1938
Running time
89 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Synopsis edit

A schoolgirl accidentally sends a love letter written by one of her female teachers to a handsome lawyer in London, leading to a series of misunderstandings which are eventually resolved.

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References edit

  1. ^ Reich & Garofalo p.155

Bibliography edit

  • Reich, Jacqueline & Garofalo, Piero. Re-viewing Fascism: Italian Cinema, 1922-1943. Indiana University Press, 2002.

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