Tale on the Twelve Points

Tale on the Twelve Points (Hungarian: Mese a 12 találatról) is a 1957 Hungarian sports comedy film directed by Károly Makk and starring Klári Tolnay, Ferenc Zenthe and István Somló.[1] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mátyás Varga. It was one of the most popular films of the decade, with over three million admissions at the box office.[2]

Tale on the Twelve Points
Directed byKároly Makk
Written byPéter Bacsó
István Békeffy
Imre Jeney
Péter Szász
Produced byLászló Szirtes
StarringKlári Tolnay
Ferenc Zenthe
István Somló
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Edited bySándor Boronkay
Music bySzabolcs Fényes
Production
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Release date
  • 7 February 1957 (1957-02-07)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

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References

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  1. ^ Liehm & Liehm p.169
  2. ^ Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98

Bibliography

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  • Hames, Peter (ed.) The Cinema of Central Europe. Wallflower Press, 2004.
  • Liehm, Mira & Liehm, Antonín J. The Most Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945. University of California Press, 1980.
  • Ostrowska, Dorota, Pitassio, Francesco & Varga, Zsuzsanna. Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2017.
  • Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988). Saur, 1981.
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