Pista Dankó
1941, Hungarian. Directed by László Kalmár.
Pista Dankó falls in love with Ilonka Jáky, the beautiful blonde lady, so his old love, Rózsi, the wild gypsy girl, puts a curse on him. Ilonka elopes with Pista and they marry. They live in difficult circumstances, but Lajos Pósa takes up the talented young man. Pista wants to recover his legendary violin, which has fallen into the possession of a Russian prince, so he goes on a tour of Russia. Here he meets Rózsi, who has become a famous dancer and now has a hold on him too. Meanwhile, Pista falls ill and returns home to die. In his last hours, a package arrives from Rosie. He plays his last song with the returned violin.
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hungarian
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Cast & crew
- László KalmárDirector
- Pál JávorDankó Pista
- Erzsi SimorJáky Ilonka
- Margit LukácsRózsi
- Sándor TompaKukac
- Kálmán RózsahegyiMarci bácsi
- Béla MihályffiIlonka apja
- Juliska LigetiJuliska Ligeti
- Juliska LigetiIlonka anyja
- Zoltán SzakátsBandi,az udvarló
- György KürthyRózsa Lajos
- György SolthyVladimír nagyherceg
- Géza FöldessyVladimír segédttisztje
Details
- Released
- 10 January 1941
- Original title
- Dankó Pista
- Country
- Hungary
- Written by
- László Bihari
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Pista Dankó runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Who directed Pista Dankó?
Pista Dankó (1941) was directed by László Kalmár and stars Pál Jávor, Erzsi Simor, Margit Lukács.