The Devil Doesn't Sleep
{{short description|1941 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = The Devil Doesn't Sleep
| image = The Devil Doesn't Sleep.jpg
| caption =
| director = Viktor Bánky
| producer = Ernö Gottesmann
| based_on =
| writer = Gábor Vaszary
| narrator =
| starring = Klári Tolnay
Gyula Csortos
Miklós Hajmássy
| music = Ottó Vincze
| cinematography = Barnabás Hegyi
| editing = László Katonka
| studio = Magyar Film Iroda
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1941|10|16|df=y}}
| runtime = 97 minutes
| country = Hungary
| language = Hungarian
| budget =
| gross =
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The Devil Doesn't Sleep (Hungarian: Az ördög nem alszik) is a 1941 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Klári Tolnay, Gyula Csortos and Miklós Hajmássy.Rîpeanu p.57 Juhász p.112 {{Citation |title=Az ördög nem alszik |date=1941 |url=http://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/az-ordog-nem-alszik-az-ordog-nem-alszik/movie-1929 |access-date=2023-11-29 |language=hu}} It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art directors István Básthy and Sándor Iliszi.
Synopsis
A count plans to leave his country estate to his two surviving relatives. He invites them to his castle, hoping that they will marry and therefore the estate will not be divided when he dies. However, from their first meeting, the two do not get on.
Cast
- Klári Tolnay as Éva
- Gyula Csortos as Gróf Boroghy Gedeon
- Miklós Hajmássy as Péter
- Béla Mihályffi as Gergely, jogtanácsos
- Ilonka Szép as Klári
- László Pálóczi as Péter barátja
- Nándor Bihary as Viktor, ügyvéd
- Miklós Pataki as Inas
- Ilona Dajbukát as Vendéglõsné
- Erzsi Bata as Szobalány
- József Juhász as Vendéglõs
- Jenö Danis as János bácsi
- György Gonda as Paraszt
- Gyula Szöreghy as Paraszt
References
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Bibliography
- Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931-1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
- Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
External links
- {{imdb title|0034419}}
{{Viktor Bánky}}
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Category:1940s Hungarian-language films
Category:Films directed by Viktor Bánky
Category:Hungarian comedy films
Category:Films shot at Hunnia Studios
Category:Films with screenplays by Gábor Vaszary
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