Stars of Eger (1923)

Directed by

Paul Fejos

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Hungary

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a silent film set in 16th century Hungary. It follows characters during a time of siege and conflict. The story is based on a novel about love and national resistance.

dramatichistoricalsilentstatelyromanticpatrioticclassicalserious

What happens

Stars of Eger (Hungarian: Egri csillagok) is a 1923 Hungarian silent historical film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Mara Jankovszky, Zoltán Makláry and Ili K. Takács. It is an adaptation of the 1899 novel Eclipse of the Crescent Moon by Géza Gárdonyi. A second film adaptation was made in 1968. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Básthy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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