Casanova (1918 film)

Casanova
Casanova
	German release poster
Directed by	Alfréd Deésy
Written by	Izsó Barna; László Békeffi; Jenö Faragó; József Pakots
Produced by	Star Film
Starring	Alfréd Deésy as Casanova
Cinematography	Károly Vass
Release date	1918;
Country	Hungary
Language	Silent

Casanova is a 1918 Hungarian film directed by Alfréd Deésy and starring Deesy in the title role. For years, this film was listed in reference books as a Bela Lugosi film, since originally Star Films advertised that Lugosi was set to play Casanova. He was replaced, however, at the last minute by the director Alfred Deesy, who decided to play the role himself. If indeed Lugosi shot any scenes for this film, they did not wind up in the finished product. The film nevertheless still turns up occasionally in Lugosi's filmography, perhaps because Lugosi had played Casanova previously on the Hungarian stage.^[1]

Cast

In alphabetical order

Péter Andorffy as Hilmer
Viktor Costa
Norbert Dán as Prince Roland
Alfréd Deésy as Casanova
László Faludi as Paul
Tessza Fodor
Annie Góth as Princess Felsenburg
Sandy Igolits as Clara
Richard Kornai as Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ila Lóth as Ninette
Gyula Margittai as Count Waldenstein
Marel Rolla
Sári Sólyom as Derusse
Margaretta Tímár as Margaretta Hilmer
Gusztáv Turán
Miklós Ujvári as the Father
Camilla von Hollay as Margit (as Hollay Kamilla)
Lucy Wett as Suzanne Hilmer
Bela Lugosi (was edited out of the film and does not appear)^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Rhodes, Gary D., with Richard Sheffield (2007). Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares. Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers. p. 343. ISBN 0-9773798-1-7

External links

Casanova at IMDb

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[Rhodes-1] Rhodes, Gary D., with Richard Sheffield (2007). Bela Lugosi: Dreams and Nightmares. Collectables/Alpha Video Publishers. p. 343. ISBN 0-9773798-1-7

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