Something in the Water (1944 film)
Appearance
Something in the Water | |
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Directed by | Lajos Zilahy |
Written by | Lajos Zilahy |
Based on | Something in the Water by Lajos Zilahy |
Produced by | István Beszedits |
Starring | Katalin Karády Pál Jávor Klára Pápai |
Cinematography | Árpád Makay |
Edited by | Mária Vály |
Music by | Tibor Polgár |
Production company | Pegazus Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
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
[edit]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
[edit]- Katalin Karády as Anada
- Pál Jávor as János, a halász
- Klára Pápai as Zsuzsánna, János felesége
- Gyula Koltai as Öreg Mihály
- Lajos Alszeghy as Gergely
- Gyula Kamarás as Földesúr
- László Baksa Soós as Orvos
- Lajos Sugár as Ékszerész
- István Szegedi Szabó as Ismeretlen
- Jenõ Nádoras Patikus
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- 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.