# The Talking Robe

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1942 film

The Talking Robe Directed by Géza von Radványi Written by Károly Nóti Ágoston Pacséry Géza Palásthy Miklós Asztalos Based on The Talking Robe by Kálmán Mikszáth Produced by Jenõ Katona Starring Pál Jávor Maria von Tasnady László Szilassy Cinematography Barnabás Hegyi Edited by László Katonka Music by Ottó Vincze Production company Erdélyi Filmgyártó Distributed by Titanus Release date 21 February 1942 (1942-02-21) Running time 89 minutes Country Hungary Language Hungarian

***The Talking Robe*** (Hungarian: ***A beszélő köntös***) is a 1942 Hungarian [historical](/source/Historical_film) [fantasy](/source/Fantasy_film) [adventure film](/source/Adventure_film) directed by [Géza von Radványi](/source/G%C3%A9za_von_Radv%C3%A1nyi) and starring [Pál Jávor](/source/P%C3%A1l_J%C3%A1vor_(actor)), [Maria von Tasnady](/source/Maria_von_Tasnady) and [László Szilassy](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Szilassy).[1][2] It was based on [Kálmán Mikszáth](/source/K%C3%A1lm%C3%A1n_Miksz%C3%A1th)'s 1889 novel of the same title. It was shot partially in colour at the [Hunnia Studios](/source/Hunnia_Studios) in [Budapest](/source/Budapest). The film's sets were designed by the [art directors](/source/Art_director) [István Básthy](/source/Istv%C3%A1n_B%C3%A1sthy) and [Sándor Iliszi](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=S%C3%A1ndor_Iliszi&action=edit&redlink=1). It was the first Hungarian film with outdoor scenes utilising [Agfacolor](/source/Agfacolor) colour technology.[3] It was distributed in Italy, Hungary's wartime ally, by [Titanus](/source/Titanus). It was later remade as a 1969 film of the same name.

## Cast

- [Pál Jávor](/source/P%C3%A1l_J%C3%A1vor_(actor)) as Mihály Lestyák Junior

- [Maria von Tasnady](/source/Maria_von_Tasnady) as Cinna

- [Ferenc Kiss](/source/Ferenc_Kiss_(actor)) as Mihály Lestyák

- [László Szilassy](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Szilassy) as [Mehmed II](/source/Mehmed_the_Conqueror)

- [Gyula Csortos](/source/Gyula_Csortos) as [Pasha](/source/Pasha) of Buda

- [Tivadar Bilicsi](/source/Tivadar_Bilicsi) as Putnoky

- [Béla Mihályffi](/source/B%C3%A9la_Mih%C3%A1lyffi) as Ágoston

- [Árpád Lehotay](/source/%C3%81rp%C3%A1d_Lehotay) as Mihály Szűcs Mihály, judge

- [József Bihari](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Bihari) as Pintyő

- [Sándor Tompa](/source/S%C3%A1ndor_Tompa) as Máté Puszta

- [Erzsi Orsolya](/source/Erzsi_Orsolya) as Sára, Gipsy lady

- [József Juhász](/source/J%C3%B3zsef_Juh%C3%A1sz) as [Bey](/source/Bey) Olaj

- [György Kürthy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gy%C3%B6rgy_K%C3%BCrthy_(actor)&action=edit&redlink=1) as Porosznoki

- [Piri Vaszary](/source/Piri_Vaszary) as Mrs Fábián

- [Jenö Danis](/source/Jen%C3%B6_Danis) as Cselebi Mollah

- [Nándor Bihary](/source/N%C3%A1ndor_Bihary) as Fõeunuch

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Somlyódy & Somlyódy p.619

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bolton & Wright p.52

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Katona Jenő gyártásvezető](http://hangosfilm.hu/alkotok/katona_jeno.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224405/http://hangosfilm.hu/alkotok/katona_jeno.htm) October 4, 2013, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

## Bibliography

- Bolton, Lucy & Wright, Julie Lobalzo (ed.) *Lasting Screen Stars: Images that Fade and Personas that Endure*. Springer, 2016.

- Somlyódy, László & Somlyódy, Nóra. *Hungarian Arts and Sciences: 1848-2000*. Social Science Monographs, 2003.

## Sources

- [Port.hu](http://www.port.hu/a_beszelo_kontos/pls/w/films.film_page?i_film_id=37244)

- [*The Talking Robe*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033385/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

v t e Films directed by Géza von Radványi Closed Court (1940) Europe Doesn't Answer (1941) The Talking Robe (1942) Yellow Hell (1942) Somewhere in Europe (1948) Women Without Names (1950) L'Étrange Désir de monsieur Bard (1954) A Girl Without Boundaries (1955) Ingrid – Die Geschichte eines Fotomodells (1955) Girls in Uniform (1958) The Doctor of Stalingrad (1958) Twelve Hours By the Clock (1959) An Angel on Wheels (1959) Das Riesenrad (1961) It Can't Always Be Caviar (1961) This Time It Must Be Caviar (1961) Uncle Tom's Cabin (1965) Congress of Love (1966)

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