Leila and Gábor

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Leila and Gábor
File:Leila and Gábor.jpg
East German poster
Directed by László Kalmár
Produced by Jenõ Katona
Written by József Babay
Based on Gül Baba by Ferenc Martos
Starring Ferenc Zenthe
Marianne Krencsey
Imre Sinkovits
Music by Jenö Huszka
Cinematography Jean Badal
Edited by Zoltán Kerényi
Production
company
Magyar Filmgyártó Vállalat
Distributed by Progress Film
Release dates
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  • 19 April 1956 (1956-04-19)
Running time
95 minutes
Country Hungary
Language Hungarian

Leila and Gábor (Hungarian: Gábor diák) is a 1956 Hungarian historical musical film directed by László Kalmár and starring Ferenc Zenthe, Marianne Krencsey and Imre Sinkovits. An operetta film, it is inspired by the 1905 stage work Gül Baba composed by Jenő Huszka. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mátyás Varga. It was the most popular film released in the 1950s with more than six million and eight hundred thousand spectators attending screenings.[1]

Cast

References

  1. Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98

Bibliography

  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
  • Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.

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