Semmelweis (1940 film)

Semmelweis
Directed byAndré De Toth
Written byJózsef Babay
László Bihari
László Kalmár
Vilmos Müller
Sándor Nagymihály
Produced byMiklós Szalontai Kiss
StarringTivadar Uray
Gyula Gózon
Erzsi Simor
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Edited byZoltán Kerényi
Music byZoltán Pongrácz
Production
company
Release date
  • 12 January 1940 (1940-01-12)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Semmelweis is a 1940 Hungarian biographical drama film directed by André De Toth and starring Tivadar Uray, Gyula Gózon and Erzsi Simor.[1] 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

References

  1. ^ Juhász p.115

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.