Film

Stephen, the King

1984 · 1h 33m · Drama · History · Music

IMDb

8.3

István, a király ("Stephen, the King") is a Hungarian rock opera written by Levente Szörényi (music) and János Bródy (lyrics), based on the life of Saint Stephen of Hungary. The storyline was based on the play Ezredforduló (Turn of the Millennium) by Miklós Boldizsár, who co-wrote the libretto. The opera was first staged in 1983 on an open-air stage in Budapest. This first performance was also made into a 1984 film, directed by Gábor Koltay, and its music released on an album. The musical became a smash hit and is still very popular in Hungary and among Hungarian minorities in neighboring countries.

László Pelsőczy

István

Miklós Varga

István (singing voice)

Gyula Vikidál

Koppány

Katalin Berek

Sarolt

Bernadette Sára

Gizella

Máté Victor

Asztrik

Juhász Jácint

Sebestyén

Lajos Balázsovits

Vecellin

Gyula Deák Bill

Torda

Feró Nagy

Laborc

Ottilia Kovács

Réka

Márta Sebestyén

Réka (singing voice)

Péter Balázs

Bese

Sándor Sörös

Solt

Sándor Szakácsi

Sur

Zsuzsa Nyertes

Boglárka

• Gábor KoltayDirector · Screenplay
• Levente SzörényiScreenplay · Original Music Composer
• János BródyScreenplay
• Tamás AndorDirector of Photography
• Teri LosonciEditor

Release date

April 19, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

Hungarian

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Drama, History, Music