Changing the Guard (Hungarian: Örségváltás) is a 1942 Hungarian drama film directed by Viktor Bánky and starring Antal Páger, Gyula Csortos and Valéria Hidvéghy. A talented young engineer is frustrated by the reactionary management of his factory who constantly overlook him. Eventually his talent is recognised by the authorities and he is appointed to run the factory and clear out the old guard. It was the second of two films with overtly nationalistic themes that Bánky and Páger made in 1942. The previous film Dr. Kovács István had dealt with similar issues in Hungarian society.
Cast
Antal Páger as Takács Péter
Gyula Csortos as Kály Zsiga
Valéria Hidvéghy as Marianna, Kályék lánya
Dezső Kertész as Zubiczky
Margit Ladomerszky as Kályné
Zoltán Makláry as Vargha bácsi
Béla Mihályffi as Szegõ Lipót
Zoltán Szakáts as Bajkó László
Mariska Vízváry as Pepi néni
Nándor Bihary as Fodor
Jenö Danis as Ferenc, altiszt
Béla Fáy as Kallós
Irén Pelsöczy as Szepesy testvére
Vera Szemere as Magda, Bajkó felesége
Béla Vizi as Gróf Szepesy Miklós
References
Bibliography
Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.