Haunting Spirit | |
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Directed by | Lajos Zilahy |
Written by | Lajos Zilahy |
Based on | Haunting Spirit by Lajos Zilahy |
Starring |
Katalin Karády Antal Páger Gyula Csortos |
Cinematography | István Eiben |
Edited by | Zoltán Farkas |
Music by | Tibor Polgár |
Production company | Pegazus Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Haunting Spirit (Hungarian: Hazajáró lélek) is a 1940 Hungarian drama film directed by Lajos Zilahy and starring Katalin Karády, Antal Páger and Gyula Csortos. [1] [2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés.
A former singer's happy marriage comes under increasing strain due to her husband's jealousy. He hires private detectives to follow her and even believes that a contract he has earned has been given to him by a man who is his wife's lover. When he dies in a railway accident, his wife is haunted by what she feels is his reproachful spirit. Eventually she is able to find happiness with her husband's formed assistant.