Silent Bells

Synopsis

After his study tour abroad, Simándy Pál, the Protestant pastor, returns to his homeland, Transylvania. In the church of Magyargarabó which lacked a priest for a long time, the bells are ringing again. The young priest devotedly serves his vocation in the village which becomes more and more Romanian. He falls in love with Florica, the daughter of the Orthodox pope. The girl returns his love. In the novel, the lovers are torn apart, as the pope is the paid spy of the Romanian anti-Hungarian League, but the film has a happy ending: Simándy and Florica unite in happiness. The film was originally produced in 1916 and presented in 1922 completed with some film and stage scenes.

Cast

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Gusztáv Vándory

Simándy Pál

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Erzsi Paulay

Florica

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Gyula Szöreghy

Todorescu Todor

Béla Balogh

Almásy gróf

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Dezsõ Bánóczi

Pap Mózes, a medveölõ

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Lajos Bazsay

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Etel Kovács

Sári néni

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Ferenc Szécsi

A kurátor unokája

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Gida Lázár

A kurátor unokája

Crew

Camera

• Béla Zsitkovszky Director of Photography

Directing

• Márton Garas Director

Writing

• Viktor Rákosi Novel
• Márton Garas Screenplay