Professor Hannibal | |
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Directed by | Zoltán Fábri |
Written by |
Ferenc Móra (novel) István Gyenes Péter Szász Zoltán Fábri |
Starring |
Ernö Szabó Zoltán Greguss Manyi Kiss Noémi Apor |
Music by | Zdenkó Tamássy |
Cinematography | Ferenc Szécsényi |
Edited by | Ferencné Szécsényi |
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Release date
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18 October 1956 |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Professor Hannibal (Hungarian: Hannibál tanár úr) is a 1956 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri and starring Ernö Szabó, Zoltán Greguss and Manyi Kiss. The film is based on a novel by Ferenc Móra set in Budapest during the Interwar period. When a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians.
The initial popularity of the film is hard to judge as five days after it premiered on 18 October 1956 the Hungarian Uprising began. It was re-released in 1957.