Semmelweis (1940 film)

Semmelweis
Directed by	André De Toth
Written by	József Babay László Bihari László Kalmár Vilmos Müller Sándor Nagymihály
Produced by	Miklós Szalontai Kiss
Starring	Tivadar Uray Gyula Gózon Erzsi Simor
Cinematography	István Eiben
Edited by	Zoltán Kerényi
Music by	Zoltán Pongrácz
Production company	Mester Film
Release date	12 January 1940 (1940-01-12)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Semmelweis is a 1940 Hungarian biographical drama film directed by André De Toth and starring Tivadar Uray, Gyula Gózon and Erzsi Simor. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Márton Vincze. It is based on the life of the pioneering nineteenth century doctor Ignaz Semmelweis. Later biopics include the 1950 East German film Dr. Semmelweis and the 1952 Hungarian Semmelweis.

Cast

• Tivadar Uray as Semmelweis
• Juliska Ligeti as Semmelweis anyja
• Gyula Gózon as Semmelweis apja
• Margit Árpád as Mária, Semmelweis felesége
• Tivadar Bilicsi as Vili
• Erzsi Simor as Mici
• Artúr Somlay as Professor Rokitanszky
• Béla Mihályffi as Professor Klein
• István Szabó as Koletschka professzor
• Miklós Pataki as Professor Skoda
• József Juhász as Hebra professzor
• Lajos Vértes as Professor Markusovszky
• Lajos Boray as Báró Halpern
• Zoltán Makláry as Tanácsnok
• Gusztáv Pártos as Barnum
• Margit Vágóné as Házinéni

Bibliography

• Juhász, István. Kincses magyar filmtár 1931–1944: az eredeti forgatókönyvből 1931 és 1944 között létrejött hazai mozgóképekről. Kráter, 2007.
• Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
• Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.

External links

• Semmelweis at IMDb