The Last Night 1917 Directed by Jenö Janovics Az utolsó éjszaka

Gitta, a young woman who used to be a famous primadonna before her marriage, abandons her husband and her son for the sake of the theatre and goes to Russia with an actor, Vándori. She performs in cabaret as a dancer and is very popular with Russian officers. A Russian colonel falls in love with her, and the debauched Vándori organizes a secret date for the colonel with Gitta. The colonel wants the woman to become his mistress, but she rejects him. Vándori is a gambler, first he gambles away Gitta’s jewellery, then Gitta as well. Years later, at the outbreak of WWI, Gitta leaves Russia with the help of the colonel. She returns home to find her family. She learns about her husband’s death and her son’s disappearance. She becomes a successful actress. A young man falls in love with her, but she recognizes him as her son.

Country Hungary
Production Country Hungary
Language Hungarian
Spoken Language Hungarian
Gnere Drama
Production Company Transsylvania Filmgyár
Release Date 30 November 1917
40 mins
Cast
József Berky Néger táncos
Mihály Fekete Vándori
Elemér Hetényi Orosz tiszt
Adorján Nagy Baracs Endre
Vilmos Lengyel Miklós, Gitta fia
Andor Szakács Orosz ezredes
Ferenc Ujvári Orosz tiszt