| Masked Ball | |
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 Still from the film | |
| Directed by | Alfréd Deésy |
| Written by | Francesco Maria Piave Eugène Scribe Antonio Somma |
| Produced by | Star Film |
| Starring | Béla Lugosi Annie Goth Norbert Dan Robert Fiath |
| Cinematography | Karoly Vass |
| Music by | Giuseppe Verdi |
| Distributed by | Star Film |
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| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Silent |
Masked Ball (Hungarian: Álarcosbál) is a 1917 Hungarian film directed by Alfréd Deésy and featuring Béla Lugosi and Norbert Dan.[1] The screenplay was written by Francesco Maria Piave, Eugène Scribe and Antonio Somma. It was based on the opera Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi. [2]
Lugosi played Rene, a Secretary Governor, one of his earliest "red herring" roles. The film was first shown at the Urania Theater in Budapest on Oct. 21, 1917.[3]
- ^ "Der Maskenball". Film Portal. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Álarcosbál: The Masked Ball (1917)".
- ^ Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares by Gary D. Rhodes, with Richard Sheffield, (2007) Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers, ISBN 0-9773798-1-7 (hardcover)