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Professeur Hannibal

Original title: Hannibál tanár úr
  • 1956
  • 1h 29m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
895
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Professeur Hannibal (1956)
SatireComedyDrama

When a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians... Read allWhen a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians.When a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians.

  • Director
    • Zoltán Fábri
  • Writers
    • Zoltán Fábri
    • István Gyenes
    • Ferenc Móra
  • Stars
    • Ernö Szabó
    • Noémi Apor
    • Emmi Buttykay
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    895
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Zoltán Fábri
    • Writers
      • Zoltán Fábri
      • István Gyenes
      • Ferenc Móra
    • Stars
      • Ernö Szabó
      • Noémi Apor
      • Emmi Buttykay
    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Ernö Szabó
    • Nyúl Béla
    • (as Szabó Ernõ)
    Noémi Apor
    • Lola
    Emmi Buttykay
    • Mici
    Hilda Gobbi
    • Vogelmayerné
    Manyi Kiss
    • Nyúl Béláné
    Karola Zala
    Karola Zala
    Oszkár Ascher
    • Schwarz Béni
    Ödön Bárdi
    • Danielisz
    Béla Barsi
    • Menyus
    Ferenc Bessenyei
    Ferenc Bessenyei
    • Hannibál
    György Bikádi
    Andor Dárday
    Antal Farkas
    Antal Farkas
    Zoltán Greguss
    • Muray
    György Kálmán
    György Kálmán
    • Újságíró
    Péter Kürthy
    Zoltán Makláry
    • Manzák
    László Mensáros
    László Mensáros
    • Török
    • Director
      • Zoltán Fábri
    • Writers
      • Zoltán Fábri
      • István Gyenes
      • Ferenc Móra
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    marcbanyai

    kafkian story of an insignificant teacher

    This is the story of a shool teacher who becomes a mementary hero after having rescued a stuffed-bird from a school incident! In esence, he is the prototype of the small and insignificant man and this fact is to be generalized even by his name(Nyul - meaning "rabbit"- Bela).When he sees his name wriiten on the walls as all insignificants spiritual leader, who must go, we know there`s no way out for him, but the inevitable death!Heartbreaking and sad, but so real, in the same time!Don`t miss it!
    7JuguAbraham

    Visually fascinating and well-edited final 20 minutes

    An important film on Fascism and mob psychology, with a visually fascinating and well-edited final 20 minutes.
    9brogmiller

    Insanity in individuals is rare; in nations it is the norm.

    This astonishing film combines satire, comedy and tragedy and is the work of Zoltan Fabri, one of the first post-war directors to make a mark outside his native Hungary. It concerns a shy, good natured Professor with a devoted wife and three adorable children who teaches at a local school. He becomes a celebrity after writing a treatise on Hannibal and the Punic Wars in which he maintains that Hannibal was not poisoned as is commonly accepted but died as a result of a revolution in his homeland. Alas the Professor soon goes from Hero to Zero as extreme right-wing politicians seize on this as an incitement to dissent and rebellion. He is even accused of being a Communist agitator and because of his refusal to recant he is sacked. Through the machinations of a fascist demagogue and the fickleness of the mob he is restored to Hero status but sadly too late to save him. Fabri's mise-en-scene has touches of genius that reveals a mastery of the visual with beautifully drawn characters. Erno Szabo is unforgettable as the unwitting political pawn and there is great support from Zoltan Greguss as a larger-than-life fascist big wig and Noemi Apor as a coquette who finds it impossible to be monogamous. Set in Budapest in the 1930's during the rule of the fascist Admiral Horthy, it is supremely ironic that within days of the films release in 1956 the Hungarian uprising began which made it even more relevant. Fabri has reminded us, in the same way that Duvivier in 'Panique' and Lang in 'Fury' have done, of the evils of rabble-rousing and mob psychology and that the decent individual cannot withstand the force of the unthinking mass.

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    • Trivia
      Voted as one of the "12 Best Hungarian Films 1948-1968" by Hungarian filmmakers and critics ("Budapest 12") in 1969 and then again as one of the "12 Best Hungarian Films" ("New Budapest 12") in 2000.
    • Connections
      Featured in Fejezetek a film történetéböl: A magyar film 1945-1957 (1990)

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 1962 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • Hungary
    • Language
      • Hungarian
    • Also known as
      • Professor Hannibal
    • Production companies
      • Hungarofilm
      • Mafilm
      • Magyar Filmgyártó Vállalat
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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