The Workman's Overall

The Workman's Overall
Munkászubbony
Directed byIstván Bródy
Based onNovella by Imre Földes
Production
company
Teaching Film Studio
Release date
  • 1914 (1914)
CountryHungary
LanguageSilent

The Workman's Overall (Hungarian: Munkászubbony) is a silent Hungarian film produced in 1914, based on a novella by Imre Földes. The film was made in the Teaching Film Studio.[1] It was directed by István Bródy.[2] After being lost for decades, the film was restored and digitalized by the Hungarian National Film Archives. It is one of a small number of early Hungarian films that survives.

The pre-WWII film includes vantages along the Danube River and of bridges across it.[1] The film was shown in 2023 at the Stein Auditorium in New Delhi, India with live piano accompaniment.[3]

Cast

  • Gyula Hegedűs
  • Ilona Berzétey

References

  1. ^ a b "The Workman's Overall". NFI.
  2. ^ "Hungarian Film Day 2024 | Uránia Nemzeti Filmszínház". urania-nf.hu.
  3. ^ "The Workman's Overall, Hungarian silent movie accompanied by live piano music". December 17, 2021.