Hyppolit, the Butler
1931 Hungarian comedy film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hyppolit, the Butler (Hungarian: Hyppolit, a lakáj) is a 1931 black-and-white Hungarian film comedy of manners about an upwardly mobile family hiring a butler who previously worked for aristocratic families. It was the second full sound film produced in Hungary, and at first it generated little interest (due to the flop of the first sound movie The Blue Idol, also in 1931) but later became a favorite and is still a beloved oldie.[1] The film was chosen to be part of the New Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 2000.[2] The film was shot at the Hunnia Film Studios in Budapest.
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Original title | Hyppolit, a lakáj |
Directed by | István Székely |
Screenplay by | Károly Nóti |
Based on | Hyppolit, a lakáj (play) by István Zágon |
Produced by | Béla Keleti Albert Samek |
Starring | Gyula Csortos Gyula Kabos Pál Jávor |
Cinematography | István Eiben Eduard Hösch |
Edited by | László Benedek |
Music by | Mihály Eisemann |
Production company | Sonor Film |
Distributed by | Kovács Emil és Társa |
Release date | 1931 |
Running time | 77 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
The screenplay was written by prolific Hungarian screenwriter Károly Nóti AKA Karl Noti,[3] based on a stage play by István Zágon.[4] It was directed by Székely István AKA Steve Sekely,[5] who earlier worked in Germany and later worked in Hollywood and Great Britain. The music was composed by Mihály Eisemann.[6]
It was remade in 1999 as Hippolyt, a lakáj (with the y and the i interchanged).[7]