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Curtiz

Curtiz

No country should change a man's character.

20195.81h 39m

Overview

Hollywood, 1942. The US government pressures Hungarian-born film director Michael Curtiz, who is about to finish shooting Casablanca, to accentuate the film's propaganda message in order to sway public opinion in favor of the country's intervention in the European war.

Directed by Tamás Yvan Topolánszky
Written by Tamás Yvan Topolánszky, Zsuzsanna Bak, Ward Parry
Produced by Barnabás Hutlassa, Claudia Sümeghy, Tamás Yvan Topolánszky
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Top Cast

Ferenc Lengyel

Ferenc Lengyel

Michael Curtiz

Evelin Dobos

Evelin Dobos

Kitty

Declan Hannigan

Declan Hannigan

Mr. Johnson

Scott Alexander Young

Scott Alexander Young

Hal B. Wallis

József Gyabronka

József Gyabronka

S. Z. Sakall

Nikolett Barabas

Nikolett Barabas

Bess Meredith

Yan Feldman

Yan Feldman

Julius Epstein

R

Rafael Feldman

Philip Epstein

C

Christopher Krieg

Conrad Veidt

Andrew Hefler

Andrew Hefler

Jack L. Warner

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Themes & Keywords

propagandacinema on cinemamovie businessworld war iibased on true storyfilm in filmco-workers relationshipfilmmakingwar propagandamovie mogulportrait of an artistfilm directorfather daughter relationshipportrait of a filmmaker

About Curtiz

Curtiz is a drama, history film released in 2019 exploring themes of propaganda, cinema on cinema, movie business, world war ii, based on true story, film in film. Directed by Tamás Yvan Topolánszky, it stars Ferenc Lengyel, Evelin Dobos, Declan Hannigan. Hollywood, 1942. The US government pressures Hungarian-born film director Michael Curtiz, who is about to finish shooting Casablanca, to accentuate the film's propaganda message in order to sway public opinion in favor of the country's intervention in the European war.

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