The Boys of Paul Street

Based On the book by Ferenc Molnár

The Boys of Paul Street (Hungarian: A Pál utcai fiúk) is a 1969 Hungarian-American drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri and based on the 1906 young adult novel The Paul Street Boys by Ferenc Molnár. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It features English-speaking (American and British) child actors (led by Anthony Kemp as Ernő Nemecsek) accompanied by Hungarians including Fábri's favorite actress Mari Törőcsik as Nemecsek's mother. The film is acclaimed as the best and most faithful adaptation of Molnár's source novel and a highlight of Hungarian film.

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Release date:

April 3, 1969

Director:

Zoltán Fábri

Cast:

John Moulder-Brown, Mark Colleano, Mari Törőcsik, Sándor Pécsi, Miklós Jancsó

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States, Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Year page:

1969 in adaptations