African Bride (Hungarian: Afrikai völegény) is a 1944 Hungarian comedy film directed by István Balogh and starring Kálmán Latabár, Piroska Vaszary and Valéria Hidvéghy.[1][2][3] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Simoncsics.

African Bride
Directed byIstván Balogh
Written byZoltan Deak
Károly Nóti
László Segesdy
Produced byIstván Erdélyi
StarringKálmán Latabár
Piroska Vaszary
Valéria Hidvéghy
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Edited byFélix Máriássy
Music byBéla Dolecskó
Production
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Erdélyi Filmgyártó
Distributed byKárpát Film
Danubia Pictures
Release date
  • 31 January 1944 (1944-01-31)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Synopsis

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A young man has been in correspondence with Mária a Hungarian woman living in Africa. Without ever meeting her, has fallen in love with her. Having met the woman, and fearing that she is ill-matched to his friend, his actor buddy persuades the attractive young daughter of his landlady to pretend to be Mária.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Frey p.242
  2. ^ Rîpeanu p.40
  3. ^ Juhász p.73

Bibliography

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  • Frey, David. Jews, Nazis and the Cinema of Hungary: The Tragedy of Success, 1929-1944. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
  • Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
  • 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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