The Talking Robe (Hungarian: A beszélő köntös) is a 1942 Hungarian historical fantasy adventure film directed by Géza von Radványi and starring Pál Jávor, Maria von Tasnady and László Szilassy.[1] [2] It was based on Kálmán Mikszáth's 1889 novel of the same title. It was shot partially in colour at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art directors István Básthy and Sándor Iliszi. It was the first Hungarian film with outdoor scenes utilising Agfacolor colour technology.[3] It was distributed in Italy, Hungary's wartime ally, by Titanus. It was later remade as a 1969 film of the same name.

The Talking Robe
Directed byGéza von Radványi
Written byKároly Nóti
Ágoston Pacséry
Géza Palásthy
Miklós Asztalos
Based onThe Talking Robe by Kálmán Mikszáth
Produced byJenõ Katona
StarringPál Jávor
Maria von Tasnady
László Szilassy
CinematographyBarnabás Hegyi
Edited byLászló Katonka
Music byOttó Vincze
Production
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Erdélyi Filmgyártó
Distributed byTitanus
Release date
  • 21 February 1942 (1942-02-21)
Running time
89 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

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  1. ^ Somlyódy & Somlyódy p.619
  2. ^ Bolton & Wright p.52
  3. ^ Katona Jenő gyártásvezető Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

Bibliography

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  • Bolton, Lucy & Wright, Julie Lobalzo (ed.) Lasting Screen Stars: Images that Fade and Personas that Endure. Springer, 2016.
  • Somlyódy, László & Somlyódy, Nóra. Hungarian Arts and Sciences: 1848-2000. Social Science Monographs, 2003.

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