Curtiz
No country should change a man's character.
5.8 / 10
English / 99 min. / 2019-09-12
Storyline:
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.
Cast:
Ferenc Lengyel
as Michael Curtiz
Evelin Dobos
as Kitty
Declan Hannigan
as Mr. Johnson
Scott Alexander Young
as Hal B. Wallis
József Gyabronka
as S. Z. Sakall
Nikolett Barabas
as Bess Meredith
Yan Feldman
as Julius Epstein
Rafael Feldman
as Philip Epstein
Christopher Krieg
as Conrad Veidt
Andrew Hefler
as Jack L. Warner
Lili Bordán
as Irene Lee
Dániel Gábori
as Lucas Meredith
Caroline Boulton
as Louise Fazenda
Eszter Nagy-Kálózy
as Margit (voice)
Jeremy Wheeler
as Government Official #1
Árpád Szöczi
as Government Official #2 / Extra at the Bar (voice)
Altay Lawrence
as Assistant to Curtiz
Christine Grace Szarkó
as Assistant to Bergman / Girl on the Phone (voice)
Bob Atkins
as Receptionist
Csenge Tálas
as Waitress
Petra Juronics
as Ingrid Bergman
Ladislav Mellár
as Humphrey Bogart
Roland Elzer
as Peter Lorre
László Barna Szücs
as Claude Rains
Elin Inez Topolánszky
as Young Family Member #1
Claudia Sümeghy
as Young Family Member #2
Tamás Yvan Topolánszky
as Young Family Member #3
Oscar Reyes
as Dooley Wilson
Lawrence Masella
as Cameraman / Little Actor (voice)
Kata Sarbó
as Casting Assistant
Michael Plyler
as Film Partner
Roderick Hill
as Golab
Sándor Köleséri
as Little Actor
Maria Douwes
as Store Keeper Lady
Johnny K. Palmer
as Jack L. Warner's Masseur
Björn Freiberg
as Jean-Michel
Villó Könczei
as Italian Actress
Zsuzsanna Bíró
as Crying Actress
Michael Treder
as Crew Member
Tamás Sásdi
as Loader
Lainey D. Molnár
as Young Secretary #1
Georgina Garamszegi
as Young Secretary #2
Viktória Kopper
as Young Secretary #3
Brigitta Barabás
as Bess' Hand Double
Gábor Subicz
as Hollywoodland Musician #1
Áron Komjáti
as Hollywoodland Musician #2
Márton Soós
as Hollywoodland Musician #3
Dávid Ülkei
as Hollywoodland Musician #4
Balázs Bukovinszki
as Hollywoodland Musician #5
David Miller
as Humphrey Bogart (voice)
Anna Johnsson
as Ingrid Bergman (voice)
Gervais Weekes
as Dooley Wilson (voice)
Ian O'Donnell
as Claude Rains (voice)
Judy Greenberg
as Store Keeper Lady (voice)
Carl Romey
as News Anchor (voice)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
as Self - Politician (voice) (archive footage)