The One Million Pound Note | |
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Hungarian | Az egymillió fontos bankó |
Directed by | Alexander Korda |
Written by | Alexander Korda |
Based on | The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain |
Produced by | Jenő Janovics |
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Cinematography | Arpad Viragh |
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Country | Hungary |
Languages | Silent Hungarian intertitles |
The One Million Pound Note (Hungarian: Az egymillió fontos bankó) is a 1916 Hungarian silent comedy film directed by Alexander Korda and starring Lajos Ujváry, Gyula Nagy and Aladár Ihász. It is an adaptation of Mark Twain's 1893 short story The Million Pound Bank Note . [1]
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