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Professor Hannibal
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Wikipedia article
'Professor Hannibal' (Hungarian: 'Hannibl tanr r') is a 1956 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltn Fbri and starring Ern Szab, Zoltn Greguss and Manyi Kiss. The film is based on a novel by Ferenc Mra set in Budapest during the Interwar period. When a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians.Cunningham p.88-89 The film was chosen to be part both of Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968 and its follow-up, the New Budapest Twelve in 2000.
Release
The initial popularity of the film is hard to judge as five days after it premiered on 18 October 1956 the Hungarian Uprising began. It was re-released in 1957.Cunningham p.90-91
Partial cast
* Ern Szab - Nyl Bla
* Zoltn Greguss - Muray
* Manyi Kiss - Nyl Bln
* Nomi Apor - Lola
* Emmi Buttykay - Mici
* Hilda Gobbi - Vogelmayern
* Oszkr Ascher - Schwarz Bni
* dn Brdi - Danielisz
* Bla Barsi - Menyus
* Ferenc Bessenyei - Hannibl
* Gyrgy Klmn - jsgr
* Zoltn Maklry - Manzk
* Lszl Mensros - Trk
* Lszl Misoga - Vogelmayer
* Lajos Rajczy - Rezs r
* Mihly Selmeczy - Ofenthaler igazgat
* Rudolf Somogyvri - Vidrozsil
* Jzsef Szendr - Wilhelm
References
Bibliography
* Cunningham, John. 'Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex'. Wallflower Press, 2004.
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