István, a király (1984)

Director:

Gábor Koltay

Writers:

Miklós Boldizsár (from play "Ezredforduló"), János Bródy (screenplay),

Stars:

László Pelsöczy, Miklós Varga, Gyula Vikidál

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
László Pelsöczy	...	István
Miklós Varga	...	István (singing voice)
Gyula Vikidál	...	Koppány
Katalin Berek	...	Sarolt (as Kati Berek)
Bernadette Sára	...	Gizella (as Bernadett Sára)
Máté Victor	...	Asztrik
Jácint Juhász	...	Sebestyén
Lajos Balázsovits	...	Vecellin
Gyula Deák Bill	...	Torda (as Gyula Deák 'Bill')
Feró Nagy	...	Laborc (as 'Feró' Nagy)
Ottilia Kovács	...	Réka
Márta Sebestyén	...	Réka (singing voice)
Péter Balázs	...	Bese
Sándor Sörös	...	Solt
Sándor Szakácsi	...	Sur

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

oratory | rebellion | christian | dance | rock

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Genres:

History | Music

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Details

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian Latin

Release Date:

19 April 1984 (Hungary)

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

MAFILM Budapest Filmstúdiói, Mafilm, Magyar Filmlaboratórium Vállalat

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The most popular Hungarian musical of all-time.

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Soundtracks

"Szemtõl szembe"
Lyrics by János Bródy
Music by Levente Szörényi
Performed by the vocal chorus, Gyula Deák Bill and Gyula Vikidál

User Reviews

a very good musical

This is probably the best Hungarian rock musical ever made. Largely unknown outside Hungary, it boasts impressive music score and builds on strong Hungarian rock traditions. It does borrow some elements from Jewison's JCS, though.