Hyppolit, the Butler (1931)

Hyppolit, the Butler

Original title: Hyppolit a lakáj
Movie19311h 12m
Comedy
7.7 / 10(1,906)

A butler changes the life of a nouveau-riche entrepreneur's life, while his daughter falls in love with the company's manager instead of a suitor chosen for her.

Runtime
1h 12m
Released
1931
Country
Hungary

Details

Release year: 1931

Storyline

A butler changes the life of a nouveau-riche entrepreneur's life, while his daughter falls in love with the company's manager instead of a suitor chosen for her.

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Did you know

The second Hungarian language talking feature, and one of the most popular comedy in Hungary.

Voted as one of the "12 Best Hungarian Films" ("New Budapest 12") by Hungarian filmmakers and critics in 2000.

Tóbiás the driver misunderstands Hyppolit's name, introducing him as "hippodrome" which is ancient greek for horse-racing stadium.

User reviews

9/10

A classic cult comedy

👍 11 · 1/27/2005
7/10

Sunday Afternoon Movie

👍 10 · 1/6/2002
/10

A cult film digitally renewed in 2008.

👍 2 · 5/10/2020

Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono
Aspect ratio
1.20 : 1
Color
Black and White
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