The Poor Rich
Directed byFrigyes Bán
Written byFrigyes Bán
Based onThe Poor Rich by Mór Jókai
Produced byOttó Elek
StarringGyula Benkö
Marianne Krencsey
Margit Bara
CinematographyGyörgy Illés
Edited byZoltán Kerényi
Music byRezsõ Kókai
Production
company
Release date
24 December 1959
Running time
104 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

The Poor Rich (Hungarian: Szegény gazdagok) is a 1959 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Gyula Benkö, Marianne Krencsey and Margit Bara.[1] [2] [3] It is based on the 1860 novel of the same title by Mór Jókai which had previously been adapted into a 1938 film version The Poor Rich. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Fertőrákos and Pilisborosjenő. The film's sets were designed by the art director Béla Zeichan. It is also known by the alternative title Fatia Negra.

Cast

References

  1. Balski p.19
  2. Cunningham p.91
  3. Liehm, & Liehm p.171

Bibliography

  • Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
  • Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1980.
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