Silent Bells

Silent Bells (1916)

Drama

After his study tour abroad, Simándy Pál, the Protestant pastor, returns to his homeland, Transylvania. In the church of Magyargarabó which lacked a priest for a long time, the bells are ringing again. The young priest devotedly serves his vocation in the village which becomes more and more Romanian. He falls in love with Florica, the daughter of the Orthodox pope. The girl returns his love. In the novel, the lovers are torn apart, as the pope is the paid spy of the Romanian anti-Hungarian League, but the film has a happy ending: Simándy and Florica unite in happiness. The film was originally produced in 1916 and presented in 1922 completed with some film and stage scenes.

Director: Márton Garas
Writer: Márton Garas

Casts

	Gusztáv Vándory as Simándy Pál
	Erzsi Paulay as Florica
	Gyula Szöreghy as Todorescu Todor
	Béla Balogh as Almásy gróf
	Dezsõ Bánóczi as Pap Mózes, a medveölõ
	Lajos Bazsay as
	Etel Kovács as Sári néni
	Ferenc Szécsi as A kurátor unokája
	Gida Lázár as A kurátor unokája

Crew