For other uses, see Masked ball (disambiguation).

Masked Ball (Hungarian: Álarcosbál) is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Alfréd Deésy and featuring Béla Lugosi and Norbert Dan.[1] The screenplay was written by Francesco Maria Piave, Eugène Scribe and Antonio Somma. It was based on the opera Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi. [2]

Lugosi played Rene, a Secretary Governor, one of his earliest "red herring" roles. The film was first shown at the Urania Theater in Budapest on Oct. 21, 1917.[3]

Cast

  • Norbert Dán
  • Róbert Fiáth
  • Lajos Gellért (credited as Viktor Kurd)
  • Annie Góth as Amalia
  • Richard Kornai as Rendorfonok
  • Béla Lugosi as Rene
  • Gyula Feher as Osvals

See also

References

  1. ^ "Der Maskenball". Film Portal. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Álarcosbál: The Masked Ball (1917)".
  3. ^ Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masked_Ball
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