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Mickey Magnate (1949)

Mickey Magnate poster
Original title
Mágnás Miska
Directed by
Márton Keleti
Genre
comedy film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 23m
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A comedic musical about a wealthy magnate who gets involved in a case of mistaken identity. The film follows the antics and mix-ups that arise from this situation.

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What happens

Mickey Magnate (Hungarian: Mágnás Miska) is a 1949 Hungarian comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Miklós Gábor, Ági Mészáros and Marika Németh. It was based on a popular stage musical comedy by Károly Bakoni and Andor Gábor which had previously been adapted on screen in the 1916 silent film Miska the Magnate, directed by Alexander Korda. The film was described as "the most successful ever Hungarian light comedy film". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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