The Siege of Beszterce

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The Siege of Beszterce
Directed byMárton Keleti
Written byIstván Békeffy
László Hárs
Based onThe Siege of Beszterce by Kálmán Mikszáth
Produced byLászló Szirtes
StarringKlári Tolnay
Ida Turay
Andor Ajtay
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Edited bySándor Zákonyi
Music byTibor Polgár
Production
company
Orient Film
Release date
  • 18 August 1948 (1948-08-18)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

The Siege of Beszterce (Hunarian: Beszterce ostroma) is a 1948 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Klári Tolnay, Ida Turay and Andor Ajtay.[1] It was based on the novel of the same title by Kálmán Mikszáth.[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mátyás Varga.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Cunningham p.64
  2. ^ Goble p.325

Bibliography[edit]

  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1980.

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