Dollar Daddy (Hungarian: Dollárpapa) is a 1956 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Iván Darvas, János Rajz and Erzsi Somogyi.[1] It was a success at the Hungarian box office, drawing over three million spectators.[2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Nagykőrös. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mátyás Varga.

Dollar Daddy
Directed byViktor Gertler
Written bySzilárd Darvas
Andor Gábor
Béla Gádor
Produced byJózsef Golda
StarringIván Darvas
János Rajz
Erzsi Somogyi
CinematographyIstván Eiben
Edited bySándor Boronkay
Music bySzabolcs Fényes
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Release date
  • 17 May 1956 (1956-05-17)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

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References

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  1. ^ Cunningham p.83
  2. ^ Ostrowska, Pitassi & Varga p.98

Bibliography

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  • Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
  • 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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