A Hungarian Fairy Tale

1h 37m 1987

Brief Synopsis

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At the performance of 'The Magic Flute,' a beautiful woman is magnetically drawn to a handsome stranger. The two spend one magical night together resulting in a child. Though the father is never head from again, Hungarian law states that every child by the age of three must have a father's name -eve

Cast & Crew

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Gyula Gazdag

Director

David Vermes

Andris

Maria Varga

Maria--Andris' Mother

Frantisek Husak

Antal Orban--The Clerk

Pal Hetenyi

Hungarian Voice

Eszter Csakanyi

The Girl

Film Details

Also Known As
Hol Volt, Hol Nem Volt, Hungarian Fairy Tale
Genre
Fantasy
Political
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Hungarofilm
Distribution Company
Fox Lorber Home Video; PathT International; Pathe Image
Location
Hungary

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Synopsis

At the performance of 'The Magic Flute,' a beautiful woman is magnetically drawn to a handsome stranger. The two spend one magical night together resulting in a child. Though the father is never head from again, Hungarian law states that every child by the age of three must have a father's name -even a fictitious one- so a false name is entered on his birth certificate. The film tells the enchanting story of his adventurous search for a nonexisting father.

Director

Gyula Gazdag

Director

Cast

David Vermes

Andris

Maria Varga

Maria--Andris' Mother

Frantisek Husak

Antal Orban--The Clerk

Pal Hetenyi

Hungarian Voice

Eszter Csakanyi

The Girl

Petre Trokan

Teacher

Szilvia Toth

Tunde

Judit Pogany

Tunde'S Mother

Geza Balkay

Tunde'S Stepfather

Gabor Reviczky

Tunde'S Father

Jolan Jaszai

Old Woman

Laszlo Polgar

Greyhaired Man; Sarastro

Gyozo Mihalyo

Tamino

Barbara Hegyi

Pamina

Anna Fehtr

1st Handmaiden

Adel Kovats

2nd Handmaiden

Olivia Velez

3rd Handmaiden

Gulyas Denes

Voice

Julia Paszthy

Voice

Gabor Vaghelyi

Voice Of Holy Father

Maria Sudlik

Voice

Jutta Bokor

Voice

Eva Jablonkay

Voice

Barbai Eva

Performer

Csaba Csikesz

Performer

Norbert Hajdu

Performer

Ildiko Szabo

Performer

Sarolta Szlavik

Performer

Zoltan Gabor Takacs

Performer

Balint Tolmar

Performer

Benjamin Tzafetas

Performer

Adam Vaghelyi

Performer

Aron Vermes

Performer

Jozsef Ahel

Performer

Lajos Nemeth

Performer

Gyula Nyers

Performer

Janos Palla

Performer

Jeno Levai

Performer

Geza Szakacs

Performer

Tamas Karacsony

Performer

Janos Petrovszky

Performer

Miklos Fabian

Performer

Istvan Imre

Performer

Anna Takacs

Performer

Iren Varga

Performer

Crew

Karoly Ari

Video Technician

Jozsef Asztalos

Other

Laszlo Babarczy

Studio Manager

Margit Balak

Music Arranger Assistant

Gyula Balogh

Other

Janos Berki

Other

Janos Bodrossy

Other

Laszlo Bolya

Casting Manager

Janos Bujdoso

Other

Janos Csaki

Other

Jozsef Csordas

Other

Miklos Fabian

Set Decorator

Laszlo Faludy

Music Arranger Assistant

Klari Falvay

Music Arranger Assistant

Gyorgy Fek

Sound Recording Mixer

Andrea Flesch

Costume Designer

Gyula Gazdag

Screenwriter

Krisztina Goda

Other

Geza Gonda

Camera Operator

Miklos Gyorffy

Screenwriter

Jozsefne Holhos

Other

Zsolt Jambor

Other

Fury Jan

Other

Zoltan Jando

Other

Laszlo Janicsek

Assistant Director

Marcell Jankovics

Animation Sequence

Ilona Keseru

Music Arranger Assistant

Janos Koch

Other

Gyory Kolgyesi

Music Arranger Assistant

Ferenc Koloncsak

Other

Janos Kovacs

Conductor (Hungarian National Opera House Orchestra)

Judit Lokos

Other

Mara Luttor

Assistant Director

Istvan Martha

Music Arranger

Istvan Martha

Conductor ("The Magic Flute")

Miklosne Miklos

Other

Ildiko Monyok

Music Arranger Assistant

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Music Extracts ("The Magic Flute")

Gyorgyi Nagy

Other

Istvan Novak

Music Arranger Assistant

Lajos Ovari

Production Manager

Peter Peterdi

Music Director

Jozsef Pleskonics

Casting Manager

Klari Poor

Music Arranger Assistant

Oszkar Pregard

Model Maker

Judit Propper

Other

Elemer Ragalyi

Director Of Photography

Elemer Ragalyi

Camera Operator

Jozsef Rak

Visual Effects Photography

Jozsef Romvari

Production Designer

Tibor Sagi

Other

Laszlo Schultz

Other

Lajos Schuszter

Other

Julia Sivo

Editor

Zsuzsa Stenger

Costumes

Antal Szabo

Other

Jozef Szabolcsi

Other

Gabor Szirtes

Music Arranger Assistant

Andras Szobrasz

Special Effects

Attila Szucs

Other

Rudolf Takacs

Other

Kata Tolmar

Screenplay

Kata Tolmar

Adaptation

Gyula Toth

Set Decorator

Eva Wagner

Other

Pal Zolnay

Music Arranger Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Hol Volt, Hol Nem Volt, Hungarian Fairy Tale
Genre
Fantasy
Political
Release Date
1987
Production Company
Hungarofilm
Distribution Company
Fox Lorber Home Video; PathT International; Pathe Image
Location
Hungary

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 37m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter December 28, 1988

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States on Video June 25, 1996

Released in United States November 1987

Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.

Released in United States Winter December 28, 1988

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States on Video June 25, 1996

Released in United States November 1987 (Shown at London Film Festival November 1987.)

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