1940 film
Haunting Spirit (Hungarian: Hazajáró lélek) is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Lajos Zilahy and starring Katalin Karády, Antal Páger and Gyula Csortos.[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés.
Synopsis
A former singer's happy marriage comes under increasing strain due to her husband's jealousy. He hires private detectives to follow her and even believes that a contract he has earned has been given to him by a man who is his wife's lover. When he dies in a railway accident, his wife is haunted by what she feels is his reproachful spirit. Eventually she is able to find happiness with her husband's formed assistant.
Cast
References
- ^ Taylor p.121
- ^ Rîpeanu p.140
Bibliography
- 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.
- Taylor, Richard (ed.) The BFI companion to Eastern European and Russian cinema. British Film Institute, 2000.
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