A Strange Marriage (Hungarian: Különös házasság) is a 1951 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Gyula Benkő, Hédi Temessy and Miklós Gábor. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Pán. It is based on the novel of the same name (first published in 1900) by Kálmán Mikszáth. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.
Cast Gyula Benkő as Count Párdányi Buttler János Miklós Gábor as Bernáth Zsiga Hédi Temessy as Mária, daughter of Baron Dőry Lajos Rajczy as Baron Dőry István Artúr Somlay as Archbishop Fischer Gábor Rajnay as Advocate Pereviczky Sándor Tompa as Horváth Miklós Éva Örkényi as Piroska, daughter of Horváth Sándor Pécsi as Medve Ignác, doctor Sándor Szabó as Vicar Szucsinka Tamás Major as Jesuit Hilda Gobbi as Mrs. Szimácsi Tivadar Uray as Fáy István count László Kemény as Professor Kövy József Bihari as Field guard Mária Sulyok as Wife of Emperor László Ungváry as Metternich László Kozák as Vidonka Józsi Éva Ruttkai as Katica Gyula Gózon as Bernáth Lili Berky as Mrs. Bernáth
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