Baptism of Fire (1952 film)

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Baptism of Fire
Directed byFrigyes Bán
Written byErnö Urbán
Produced byJenõ Katona
StarringJózsef Bihari
Gyula Gózon
Zoltán Makláry
CinematographyGyörgy Illés
Edited byMihály Morell
Music byFerenc Farkas
Production
company
Distributed byMokép
Release date
23 February 1952
Running time
99 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Baptism of Fire (Hungarian: Tüzkeresztség) is a 1952 Hungarian drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring József Bihari, Gyula Gózon and Zoltán Makláry.[1] [2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés.

Synopsis[edit]

Ahead of harvest time, a farmer who owns a medium-sized property announces that he will be joining a co-operative. This leads to outrage amongst the larger landowners who fear that all the smallholders will follow his example.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Balski p.19
  2. ^ Homoródy p.174

Bibliography[edit]

  • Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
  • Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948-1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.

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