Az utolsó éjszaka (1917)
Also known as The Last Night
1917 · Silent film · 40 min · dir. Jenö Janovics
- Drama
Synopsis
Gitta, a young woman who used to be a famous primadonna before her marriage, abandons her husband and her son for the sake of the theatre and goes to Russia with an actor, Vándori. She performs in cabaret as a dancer and is very popular with Russian officers. A Russian colonel falls in love with her, and the debauched Vándori organizes a secret date for the colonel with Gitta. The colonel wants the woman to become his mistress, but she rejects him. Vándori is a gambler, first he gambles away Gitta’s jewellery, then Gitta as well. Years later, at the outbreak of WWI, Gitta leaves Russia with the help of the colonel. She returns home to find her family. She learns about her husband’s death and her son’s disappearance. She becomes a successful actress. A young man falls in love with her, but she recognizes him as her son.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Jenö Janovics
- Writer
- Jenö Janovics
- Cinematography
- László Fekete
- Studio
- Transsylvania Filmgyár
- Released
- 1917-11-30
- Original title
- Az utolsó éjszaka
- Running time
- 40 minutes
- Language
- Hungarian
- Collection
- Silent Films, Feature Films
Cast & crew
- Jenö Janovics Director
- József Berky
Lili Berky- Mihály Fekete
- Elemér Hetényi
- Adorján Nagy
- Vilmos Lengyel
- Andor Szakács
- Ferenc Ujvári
