Beauty of the Pusta

Beauty of the Pusta
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Directed by	Steve Sekely
Produced by	Adolf Fodor Ernö Gál
Written by	Ottó Indig
Based on	Beauty of the Pusta by Sándor Hunyady
Starring	Mária Lázár Pál Jávor Ferenc Kiss
Music by	Tibor Polgár
Cinematography	Károly Kurzmayer
Production company	Magyar Film Iroda Phõbus Film
Release dates	11 November 1937
Running time	77 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Beauty of the Pusta (Hungarian: Pusztai szél) is a 1937 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Mária Lázár, Pál Jávor and Ferenc Kiss. It is based on a 1931 play of the same title by Sándor Hunyady.

Synopsis

During the 1880s on the Great Hungarian Plain, the innkeeper Anna has long been in a relationship with a bandit outlaw. However she meets and falls in love with a cavalryman battling the outlaws, leading to her former lover seeking revenge on them both.

Cast

• Mária Lázár as Anna, özvegy Török Pálné
• Pál Jávor as Bors István pandúrõrmester
• Ferenc Kiss as Üstödi Antal betyár
• József Juhász as Almássy László
• Gábor Rajnay as Alispán
• Lili Berky as Almássy Tamásné, Kamilla
• Gizi Hertay as Szobalány
• Lajos Köpeczi Boócz as Orvos
• Attila Petheö as Almássy Tamás fõispán
• Margit Vágóné as Máriskó, öreg cseléd
• Kálmán Zátony as Pandúr kapitány
• Zita Szeleczky

Bibliography

• Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
• 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

• Beauty of the Pusta at IMDb