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Changing the Guard (1942)

Changing the Guard poster
Directed by
Viktor Bánky
Genre
drama film
Country
Hungary
Elsewhere
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How it feels

The film is about a changing of the guard in Hungarian society during World War II. It focuses on characters dealing with national loyalty and personal duty.

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What happens

Changing the Guard (Hungarian: Örségváltás) is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Antal Páger, Gyula Csortos and Valéria Hidvéghy. It was the second of two films with overtly nationalistic themes that Bánky and Páger made in 1942. The previous film Dr. Kovács István had dealt with similar issues in Hungarian society. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art directors István Básthy and Sándor Iliszi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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