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Stars of Eger

Original title: Egri csillagok
  • 19681968
  • 2h 37m
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7.4/10
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Stars of Eger (1968)
AdventureHistoryRomance
1552, the great Turkish Empire wants to conquer Europe, and the world. The last stand is Hungarian Kingdom, and the castle of Eger. The brave soldiers decides they will fight till the end of... Read all1552, the great Turkish Empire wants to conquer Europe, and the world. The last stand is Hungarian Kingdom, and the castle of Eger. The brave soldiers decides they will fight till the end of their lives.1552, the great Turkish Empire wants to conquer Europe, and the world. The last stand is Hungarian Kingdom, and the castle of Eger. The brave soldiers decides they will fight till the end of their lives.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
2.5K
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  • Director
    • Zoltán Várkonyi
  • Writers
    • Géza Gárdonyi(novel)
    • István Nemeskürty(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • István Kovács
    • Vera Venczel
    • Imre Sinkovits
  • Director
    • Zoltán Várkonyi
  • Writers
    • Géza Gárdonyi(novel)
    • István Nemeskürty(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • István Kovács
    • Vera Venczel
    • Imre Sinkovits
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    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Stars of Eger (1968)
    Stars of Eger (1968)
    Károly Kovács, Tamás Major, László Márkus, and József Szendrõ in Stars of Eger (1968)
    István Kovács and Vera Venczel in Stars of Eger (1968)
    Péter Benkö and Imre Sinkovits in Stars of Eger (1968)
    Stars of Eger (1968)
    Vera Venczel in Stars of Eger (1968)
    Ferenc Bessenyei and István Kovács in Stars of Eger (1968)
    Imre Sinkovits in Stars of Eger (1968)
    György Bárdy in Stars of Eger (1968)
    Tamás Major and László Márkus in Stars of Eger (1968)
    Imre Sinkovits in Stars of Eger (1968)

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    István Kovács
    • Bornemissza Gergely
    Vera Venczel
    • Cecey Éva
    Imre Sinkovits
    Imre Sinkovits
    • Dobó István
    György Korga
    • Bornemissza Jancsika
    • (as Korga Gyuri)
    Gábor Mádi Szabó
    • Cecey
    Vera Szemere
    • Ceceyné
    Éva Ruttkai
    Éva Ruttkai
    • Izabella Királynõ
    György Bárdy
    • Jumurdzsák
    Tibor Bitskey
    • Mekcsey István
    Ferenc Bessenyei
    Ferenc Bessenyei
    • Török Bálint
    Péter Benkö
    • Török János
    Gábor Agárdi
    • Sárközy cigány
    Rudolf Somogyvári
    • Hegedûs István
    László Tahi Tóth
    • Kobzos Ádám
    Géza Tordy
    • Miklós diák
    Zoltán Latinovits
    • Varsányi Imre
    István Velenczei
    • György Péter
    Levente Sipeki
    • Fürjes Ádám
    • Director
      • Zoltán Várkonyi
    • Writers
      • Géza Gárdonyi(novel)
      • István Nemeskürty(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      One widely known urban legend holds that a Turkish soldier can be glimpsed wearing a modern-day wristwatch. This has become one of the most oft-repeated "facts" about the film. In fact, no one has ever pinpointed where this supposed goof occurs, and a wristwatch can only be seen on behind-the-scenes photographs made during filming breaks.
    • Goofs
      Siege ladders were obviously made by modern wood processing machines.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Hungarian Vagabond (2004)

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    7/10
    Good heroic film from the past with some strange scenes
    There were many mistakes, unskilled men playing soldiers at the ambush, sometimes very slow scenes, which make the film funny. For example: "dying" Turkish fighters watch peacefully the continue of the battle, they look around after being boiled by hot water and jumping down (at the wall climbing), fake Gypsy dancing for long minutes without any reason. But it was the last big Hungarian film. The original story is perfect with its heroic historical content and romantic events, which would be interesting for a foreigner too. A modern adaption would be a good idea, but the present Hungarian film makers weren't able to do as good film as the story would deserve - I think.
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    • endredil
    • Mar 27, 2007

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 1968 (Hungary)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • Bulgaria
    • Languages
      • German
      • Hungarian
      • Turkish
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Wenn die Steppe brennt
    • Filming locations
      • Pilisborosjenõ, Hungary
    • Production company
      • Mafilm
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 37 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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