Hungarian Rhapsody (1928 film)
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| Directed by | Hanns Schwarz |
| Written by | Joe May Hans Székely |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Starring | Lil Dagover Willy Fritsch Dita Parlo |
| Cinematography | Carl Hoffmann |
| Edited by | Erich Schmidt |
| Music by | William Frederick Peters Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent Version German Intertitles Sound (Synchronized) English Intertitles |
Hungarian Rhapsody (German: Ungarische Rhapsodie) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Lil Dagover, Willy Fritsch and Dita Parlo.[1] It depicts the life of an impoverished Hungarian aristocrat.
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location in Southern Hungary. Premiering at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo, it was one of the most popular German films released that year.[2] In 1929, a sound version was prepared by Paramount Pictures due to the public's apathy to silent films. While the sound version has no audible dialog, it features a synchronized musical score with sound effects using both the sound-on-disc and sound-on-film process. Since the sound version was more widely seen, UFA producer Erich Pommer describe this film as his first "sound film", rather than Melody of the Heart.[3]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut. The Italian acton and future star Osvaldo Valenti made his debut in the film.
Cast
- Lil Dagover as Camilla
- Willy Fritsch as Franz Leutnant Graf v. Turoczy
- Dita Parlo as Marika
- Fritz Greiner as Gutsverwalter Doczy - ihr Vater
- Gisela Bathory as Frau Doczy - ihre Mutter
- Erich Kaiser-Titz as General Hoffmann
- Leopold Kramer as Baron Barsody
- Andor Heltai as Ein Zigeunerprimas
- Harry Hardt as Oberleutnant Barany
- Osvaldo Valenti as Der Fähnrich
- Paul Hörbiger as Kellner
- Max Wogritsch as Bischof
Music
The sound version featured a theme song entitled “Marika” by Allan Stuart (words) and William Peters (music).
See also
References
Bibliography
- Hardt, Ursula. From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books, 1996.
External links
- 1928 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- 1928 drama films
- Films directed by Hanns Schwarz
- Films set in Hungary
- Films with screenplays by Joe May
- Films produced by Erich Pommer
- Films with screenplays by Hans Székely
- German black-and-white films
- UFA GmbH films
- Films shot in Hungary
- Films shot at Babelsberg Studios
- German silent drama films
- 1928 German films
- 1928 German-language films
- Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
- German-language drama films
- 1920s German silent drama film stubs