Both, subject and characters for this novel were taken by Jókai from his childhood memories in Komárom. The man struggling between two opposite female characters and the motifs of the uninhabited island rendered Jókai’s work attractive to filmmakers. Viktor Gertler focussed on these romantic, adventure film elements. Featuring legendary actors, his film is one of the most spectacular wide screen enterprises of the early sixties

Produced by Hunna Filmstúdió, Directed by Viktor Gertler, Written by Mór Jókai Mór, Screenplay by Viktor Gertler, Cast András Csorba, Ildikó Pécsi, Ilona Béres, Marianne Krencsey, Zoltán Latinovits, Frigyes Bárány, Hilda Gobbi, Director of Photography: Ottó Forgács, Music by Ottó Vincze, Set Designer: László Dubai, Costume Designer: Teréz D. Forgó

Language: Hungarian
Audio: 2.0
Colour: Colour
Subtitles: English
Format 16:9 anamorf 2.35:1
Running Time: 107'
Bonus Features

Published and distributed by Hungarian National Film Fund – Film Archive, 2017