Masked Ball
| Masked Ball | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alfréd Deésy |
| Written by | Francesco Maria Piave Eugène Scribe Antonio Somma |
| Produced by | Star Film |
| Starring | Béla Lugosi |
Release date |
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| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Silent |
Masked Ball (Hungarian: Álarcosbál) is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Alfréd Deésy and featuring Béla Lugosi and Norbert Dan.[1] It is based on the opera Un ballo in maschera. Lugosi played Rene, a Secretary Governor, one of his earliest "red herring" roles. The film was first shown at the Urania Theater in Budapest on Oct. 21, 1917.[2]
Cast[]
- Norbert Dán
- Róbert Fiáth
- Lajos Gellért (credited as Viktor Kurd)
- Annie Góth as Amalia
- Richard Kornai as Rendorfonok
- Béla Lugosi as Rene
- Gyula Feher as Osvals
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Der Maskenball". Film Portal. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)
External links[]
- Masked Ball at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1917 films
- 1918 films
- Hungarian black-and-white films
- Hungarian films
- Hungarian silent films
- Films directed by Alfréd Deésy
- Films based on operas
- Films based on works by Eugène Scribe
- Austro-Hungarian films
- Silent film stubs
- Hungarian film stubs