Silent Bells (1916)
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
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Gusztáv Vándory as Simándy Pál |
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Erzsi Paulay as Florica |
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Gyula Szöreghy as Todorescu Todor |
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Béla Balogh as Almásy gróf |
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Dezsõ Bánóczi as Pap Mózes, a medveölõ |
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Lajos Bazsay as |
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Etel Kovács as Sári néni |
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Ferenc Szécsi as A kurátor unokája |
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Gida Lázár as A kurátor unokája |
| Directing | Márton Garas | Director |
| Writing | Viktor Rákosi | Novel |
| Writing | Márton Garas | Screenplay |
| Camera | Béla Zsitkovszky | Director of Photography |