Lili | |
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Directed by | Cornelius Hintner [1] |
Written by | Jenő Faragó [2] |
Based on | Lili 1882 play by Alfred Hennequin Albert Millaud |
Produced by | Richárd Geiger Tibor Rákosi |
Starring | Klára Peterdy Richard Kornay |
Cinematography | Károly Vass |
Production company | Star
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Country | Hungary |
Language | Silent |
Lili ( Hungarian: Egy Nagymama naplójából) is a 1917 Hungarian comedy film directed by Cornelius Hintner. The film was first shown on 21 October 1917 at the Urania Theater in Budapest. [3] Some sources list Bela Lugosi in the cast, but that is unverified.
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The film is a comedy in four acts based on Hervé's operetta of the same name. [1]
As late as September 1917, promotional material for the film claimed that Arisztid Olt (later known as Bela Lugosi) played Plinchard at both the younger and elder stage of his life. [4] Advertisements and reviews of Lili's preview at the Uránia in Budapest in October 1917 have Gusztáv Vándory in the role of Plinchard/Tábornok. [5] a 1918 issue of the Mozihét Kino-Woche published a series of pictures showing Vándory as Plinchard. [5] [6] Lugosi is not seen in any of the images. [6] Gary Rhodes, a Lugosi biographer stated in 2020 that "there is no compelling evidence that Lugosi appeared in Lili." [7]
Lili was screened for two weeks at Budapest's Coros Theater, an unprecedented amount of time. [8]