Professor Hannibal (1956)

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.

Director:

Zoltán Fábri

Writers:

Zoltán Fábri, István Gyenes

Stars:

Ernö Szabó, Noémi Apor, Emmi Buttykay

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ernö Szabó	...	Nyúl Béla (as Szabó Ernõ)
Noémi Apor	...	Lola
Emmi Buttykay	...	Mici
Hilda Gobbi	...	Vogelmayerné
Manyi Kiss	...	Nyúl Béláné
Karola Zala
Oszkár Ascher	...	Schwarz Béni
Ödön Bárdi	...	Danielisz
Béla Barsi	...	Menyus
Ferenc Bessenyei	...	Hannibál
György Bikádi
Andor Dárday
Antal Farkas
Zoltán Greguss	...	Muray
György Kálmán	...	Újságíró

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cigar smoking | reference to benito mussolini | school | high school | fire | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Voted as one of the "12 Best Hungarian Films 1948-1968" by Hungarian filmmakers and critics ("Budapest 12") in 1969 and then again as one of the "12 Best Hungarian Films" ("New Budapest 12") in 2000.

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Connections

References Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)

User Reviews

Visually fascinating and well-edited final 20 minutes

An important film on Fascism and mob psychology, with a visually fascinating and well-edited final 20 minutes.

Details

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

18 October 1956 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Professor Hannibal

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hungarofilm, Mafilm, Magyar Filmgyártó Vállalat

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1