Hunnia Film Studio


Hunnia Film Studio was the largest and most significant sound film studio in Hungary until its nationalization in 1948. Its predecessor, Corvin Film Studio, founded by Alexander Korda in 1917, was the most important Hungarian silent film company, while its successor, Mafilm, became the largest Hungarian film company, still operating today.

Foundation

Corvin Film Studio was purchased at an auction by the state-founded Filmipari Alap. On December 19, 1928, Hunnia Film Factory was founded in Budapest.
Prime Minister István Bethlen was determined to consolidate the Hungarian film industry and restore its old prestige. Therefore, the film factory was equipped with the most modern German technology. The rebuilt studio was handed over on April 28, 1931. The next day Kék Bálvány, the first Hungarian sound film, was shot.

Golden age

By the early 1940s, Hungary had become the third largest film production country in Europe as well as Hungary's largest film factory, with seven studios and 1,300 workers. From its foundation, some 20 million meters of film had been shot, and the average budget was 400,000 pengő.

War

In the closing months of the Second World War Hungary's ruling Arrow Cross regime planned to dismantle the studio and move it westwards, but this plan was wrecked when the Soviet Red Army captured Budapest. In the end, the Second World War did not spare Hunnia, all of whose studios were bombed.

Resurrection

The war was not over, but Budapest's leadership with Mayor János Csorba at the forefront had begun rebuilding the main studio, which returned to the top of European film production. On October 2, 1945, film production resumed in Hunnia's Korda Studio for the first time after the Second World War. The first film was The Schoolmistress, based on Sándor Bródy's play A tanítónő. After that, however, very few films were made until nationalization. Of these, Valahol Európában directed by Géza Radványi was a notable success.

Nationalization

On August 18, 1948, Hunnia was nationalized. Since then, it has continued to function as Mafilm.

Note

Hunnia Film Studio as above should not be confused with the earlier Hunnia Studio that operated for two years from 1911. Later, Hunnia studios were formed several times within Mafilm.

Filmography

''Hunnia's films in chronological order''

Hunnia's self-produced films

  1. A kék bálvány
  2. A vén gazember
  3. Pardon, tévedtem!
  4. Rád bízom a feleségem
  5. Cifra nyomorúság
  6. 13 kislány mosolyog az égre
  7. A varieté csillagai
  8. 5 óra 40
  9. Két lány az utcán
  10. Áll a bál
  11. Hat hét boldogság
  12. A nőnek mindig sikerül
  13. Sarajevo
  14. Dankó Pista
  15. Ismeretlen ellenfél
  16. Igen vagy nem?
  17. Lángok
  18. Muzsikáló május
  19. Bob herceg
  20. Egy éjszaka Erdélyben
  21. Emberek a havason
  22. Házasság
  23. Negyedíziglen
  24. Pista tekintetes úr
  25. Tilos a szerelem
  26. Éjjeli zene
  27. És a vakok látnak...
  28. Rákóczi nótája
  29. Sári bíró
  30. Nászinduló
  31. Madách - Egy ember tragédiája
  32. Két vonat között
  33. A két Bajthay
  34. A tanítónő

    Films made but not produced by Hunnia

  35. A kék bálvány
  36. Hyppolit, a lakáj
  37. Piri mindent tud
  38. Tokaji rapszódia
  39. Egy lány elindul
  40. Marika
  41. Az elcserélt ember
  42. Az ember néha téved
  43. A falu rossza
  44. Örök titok
  45. Pillanatnyi pénzzavar
  46. Magdát kicsapják
  47. Döntő pillanat
  48. Úri világ
  49. Megvédtem egy asszonyt
  50. Péntek Rézi
  51. Uz Bence
  52. Beszállásolás
  53. Szegény gazdagok
  54. Nincsenek véletlenek
  55. A piros bugyelláris
  56. Azurexpress
  57. A hölgy egy kissé bogaras
  58. Gyimesi vadvirág
  59. Tiszavirág
  60. Vadrózsa
  61. 13 kislány mosolyog az égre
  62. Rozmaring
  63. Süt a nap
  64. A varieté csillagai
  65. Jöjjön elsején!
  66. Akit elkap az ár
  67. Annamária
  68. Mesék a bécsi erdőből
  69. Afrikai vőlegény
  70. Éji látogatás
  71. Valahol Európában
  72. Ének a búzamezőről
  73. Könnyű múzsa
  74. Mezei próféta
  75. Beszterce ostroma