Silent Bells

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

July 9, 1916

Original language

Hungarian

Spoken languages

Hungarian

Countries

Hungary

Cast

Dezsõ Bánóczi,Gusztáv Vándory,Gida Lázár,Ferenc Szécsi,Gyula Szöreghy,Béla Balogh,Etel Kovács,Lajos Bazsay,Erzsi Paulay

Director

Márton Garas

Writer

Viktor Rákosi,Márton Garas

Cinematography

Béla Zsitkovszky

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0006626