Set on the Hungarian plains and in romantic Budapest, the film follows Rose Barsony’s spirited dancer-singer and Wolf Albach-Retty’s young noble as they navigate love, song and national pride. When the aristocratic family’s fortunes are threatened by the heir’s prodigality, veteran estate manager Károly Sugár steps in to safeguard the daughter’s inheritance. Against a backdrop of blooded horses, vineyard laborers and patriotic pageantry, the couple’s romance unfolds through musical numbers and colorful travelogue sequences that celebrate Hungary’s landscape and culture.
Emeric Pressburger
Writer
Heinz Hille
Director
Rosy Barsony
Baroneß Maria Inockay (as Rosi Barsony)
Károly Sugár
Kaspar Borly, Gutsverwalter (as Károly Sugar)
Wolf Albach-Retty
Peter Borly, Husarenleutnant
Tibor von Halmay
Graf Balassa, Leutnant (as Tibor von Halmay)
Magda Kun
Magda, Marias Freundin
Heinz Salfner
Baron Inokay
Hansi Arnstaedt
Baronin Inokay
Olga Limburg
Gräfin Balassa
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Thury
One Chance66%
Grace Unplugged60%
Coda59%
Wild Style61%
Hounddog64%
Grace of My Heart60%
Lara67%
Too Late Blues63%
Vitus73%
Krush Groove62%
Cadillac Records70%
Honeydripper58%
Beats66%
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls61%
Teen Spirit60%
A Time for Dancing66%
Battle of the Year67%
For the Boys64%
School Dance73%
The Mambo Kings63%
