Try and Win (Hungarian: Civil a pályán) is a 1952 Hungarian sports comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Imre Soós, János Görbe and Violetta Ferrari.[1] [2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Lake Balaton. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. It was one of the most popular Hungarian films of the era, attracting just under four and a half million spectators at the box office.[3]

Try and Win
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Directed byMárton Keleti
Written byKároly Nóti
István Békeffy
Based onNovel by György Szepesi and Gyula Gulyás
Produced byMiklósné Vitéz
StarringImre Soós
János Görbe
Violetta Ferrari
CinematographyGyörgy Illés
Edited bySándor Zákonyi
Music byTamás Bródy
Szabolcs Fényes
Production
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Release date
  • 24 February 1952 (1952-02-24)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

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References

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  1. ^ Cunningham p.73
  2. ^ Balski p.154
  3. ^ Ostrowska, Pitassio & Varga p.98

Bibliography

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  • Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945-1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
  • 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
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