Stars of Eger

Stars of Eger (Hungarian:Egri csillagok) is a 1968 Hungarian-Bulgarian historical film directed by Zoltán Várkonyi and starring Imre Sinkovits, György Bárdy and István Kovács. It is an adaptation of the 1899 novel Eclipse of the Crescent Moon by Géza Gárdonyi. An earlier silent film adaptation, Stars of Eger, was made in 1923. "Stars of Eger" is a direct translation of the original Hungarian title of the novel. Partial cast Imre Sinkovits - István Dobó György Bárdy - Jumurdzsák István Kovács - Gergely Bornemissza Tibor Bitskey - Mekcsey István Gábor Agárdy - Sárközy Vera Venczel - Éva Cecey Éva Ruttkai - Queen Isabella Jagiellon Hilda Gobbi - Baloghné Vera Szemere - Ceceyné Péter Benkő - János Török Rudolf Somogyvári - István Hegedûs Gyula Benkő - Veli bég László Tahi Tóth - Kobzos Ádám Géza Tordy - Miklós Tamás Major - Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent Miklós Szakáts - Beylerbey Gábor Mádi Szabó - Cecey Zoltán Latinovits - Imre Varsányi Gábor Koncz - János Samu Balázs - Pope Julius III Géza Polgár - Bojki Tamás Antal Farkas - Debrõi, innkeeper József Fonyó - Emperor Ferdinand's interpreter László György - Woodsmith József Horváth - Sukán László Inke - Kara Ahmed Pasha László Márkus - Turkish Lord György Korga - Bornemissza Jancsika Tibor Molnár - Friar Márton Lajos Pándy - Fügedy János Rajz - Friar Levente Sipeki - Fürjes Ádám Nándor Tomanek - Preacher István Velenczei - Father György Endre Szász - Painter Ferenc Zenthe - Josef, the German mercenary László Bánhidi - Jumurdzsák's prisoner Ferenc Bessenyei - Bálint Török Péter Blaskó - Hungarian soldier András Kern - Cook István Bujtor - Blacksmith László György - Blacksmith Teri Horváth - Egri woman Ildikó Pécsi - Egri woman Nóra Tábori - Egri woman Zoltán Várkonyi - Emperor Ferdinand I Gábor Harsányi Sándor Kömíves Hédi Temessy External links 1968 films 1960s adventure drama films 1960s historical films Hungarian drama films Bulgarian drama films 1960s Hungarian-language films Films based on Hungarian novels Films directed by Zoltán Várkonyi Epic films based on actual events War adventure films Historical epic films 1968 drama films Cultural depictions of Suleiman the Magnificent