...und es leuchtet die Pußta (1933)

...und es leuchtet die Pußta (1933)

Release Date: 1933, February 13
Directors: Heinz Hille
Countries: Germany, Hungary
Production: UFA, UFA, UFA, Hunnia Filmstúdió, Hunnia Filmstúdió, Hunnia Filmstúdió
Cast: Tivadar Bilicsi, Wolf Albach-Retty, Hans Zesch-Ballot, Magda Kun, Olga Limburg, Heinz Salfner, Hansi Arnstaedt, Tibor von Halmay, Rosy Barsony, Károly Sugár, Béla Venczel, Franz Göbels

Overview:

Set on the Hungarian plains and in romantic Budapest, the film follows Rose Barsony’s spirited dancer-singer and Wolf Albach-Retty’s young noble as they navigate love, song and national pride. When the aristocratic family’s fortunes are threatened by the heir’s prodigality, veteran estate manager Károly Sugár steps in to safeguard the daughter’s inheritance. Against a backdrop of blooded horses, vineyard laborers and patriotic pageantry, the couple’s romance unfolds through musical numbers and colorful travelogue sequences that celebrate Hungary’s landscape and culture.