Szaffi (USA titled The Treasure of Swamp Castle) is a 1985 Hungarian-Canadian animated film directed by Attila Dargay. It is based on the 1885 book The Gypsy Baron by Mór Jókai, about the romance between a poor Hungarian aristocrat and a mysterious Romani-looking Turkish girl in the 18th century. Music from Johann Strauss II's operetta The Gypsy Baron, based on the same novel, is used for the film's soundtrack.[1]
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| Directed by | Attila Dargay |
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| Based on | The Gypsy Baron by Mór Jókai |
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| Edited by | Magda Hap |
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| Distributed by | CINAR (Canada) |
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Running time | 76 minutes |
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Cast edit
Hungarian dub edit
- András Kern as Jónás Botsinkay (son)
- Judit Pogány as Szaffi
- Hilda Gobbi as Cafrinka (“old witch”)
- György Bárdy as Feuerstein
- Gábor Maros as Puzzola
- Ferenc Zenthe as Gáspár Botsinkay (father)
- József Képessy as Ahmed
- Judit Hernádi as Arzéna
- László Csákányi as Loncsár
- János Gálvölgyi as Menyus, Gazsi bácsi and Strázsa
- Sándor Suka as Savoyai Eugén
- András Márton as Adjutáns
- Gellért Raksányi as Strázsamester
- Zoltán Gera as Asil
- Judit Czigány as Puzzola anyja
English dub edit
- Adrian Knight as Jonathan
- Steven Bednarski as Young Jonathan
- Michelle Turmel as Sabrina
- Bronwen Mantel as Esmeralda
- Vlasta Vrána as Governor
- Arthur Grosser as Ollie
- Christopher Plummer as Sheik Ali Suleiman
- Walter Massey as Ahmed the Fearless
- Jane Woods as Petunia Piglet
- Rick Jones as General Tubthumper
- Arthur Holden as Captain
- Jennifer Seguin as Ollie's Mother
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