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Something in the Water (1944 film)

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Something in the Water
Directed byLajos Zilahy
Written byLajos Zilahy
Based onSomething in the Water by Lajos Zilahy
Produced byIstván Beszedits
StarringKatalin Karády
Pál Jávor
Klára Pápai
CinematographyÁrpád Makay
Edited byMária Vály
Music byTibor Polgár
Production
company
Pegazus Film
Release date
  • 26 January 1944 (1944-01-26)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Something in the Water (Hungarian: Valamit visz a víz) is a 1944 Hungarian drama film directed by Lajos Zilahy and starring Katalin Karády, Pál Jávor and Klára Pápai.[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. Zilahy adapted the screenplay from his own 1928 novel.

Synopsis

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János a fisherman, lives happily with his wife and child. One day at mysterious but attractive woman is washed ashore on the river. The family take her in to recover, but she begins to exert a disturbing power over János.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Taylor p.121
  2. ^ Somlyódy & Somlyódy p.266

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Somlyódy, László & Somlyódy, Nóra. Hungarian Arts and Sciences: 1848-2000. Social Science Monographs, 2003.
  • Taylor, Richard (ed.) The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema. British Film Institute, 2000.
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