A Strange Marriage (1951)
Count János Buttler rushes home to his parents and his beloved for the school holidays. On the way, they stop at Baron Dőry's house, where János is deviously trapped. In the presence of false witnesses, he is forcibly married to Baron Dőry's pregnant daughter. The swearing priest is the father of the unborn child. Although Buttler, his family and friends do their utmost to have the marriage annulled, the Church and the court, fearing for his authority, will not allow it. John Buttler and his lover therefore choose another way to divorce.
- Released
- 1951-08-12
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Márton Keleti
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 2 votes
Cast
- Gyula Benkő as Count János Párdányi Buttler
- Éva Örkényi as Piroska, daughter of Horváth
- Miklós Gábor as Zsiga Bernáth
- Lajos Rajczy as Baron István Dõry
- Hédi Temessy as Mary, daughter of Dõry
- Sándor Tompa as Miklós Horváth
- Éva Ruttkai as Katica
- Artúr Somlay as Archbishop Fischer
- Sándor Pécsi as Ignác Medve, doctor
- Szabó Sándor as Sucsinka is a parish priest
- Tamás Major as Jesuit
- Hilda Gobbi as Szimácsiné