By Order of the Emperor

96 minutesCountryHungaryLanguageHungarian

By Order of the Emperor (Hungarian: A császár parancsára) is a 1957 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Ferenc Bessenyei, Éva Ruttkai and Sándor Deák.^[1][2] It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest and on location around Sopron. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sörés.

A young Hungarian revolutionary in late eighteenth century Pest, then part of the Austrian Empire, is prominent in a secret society. A rival for the love of Lotte, a bookseller's daughter, informs on him to the authorities leading to his arrest and a death sentence being imposed.

• Ferenc Bessenyei as Hajnóczy
• Éva Ruttkai as Lotte
• Sándor Deák as Laczkovics
• Ferenc Kállai as Sehy
• Zoltán Makláry as Kohlmayer
• Gábor Mádi Szabó as Fodor
• Tibor Molnár as Mihály
• György Pálos as Martinovics Ignác
• Lajos Pándy as Szentmarjay
• István Somló as Barco generális
• Erzsi Somogyi as Kohlmayerné
• Irén Sütö as Martineau Mária
• László Bánhidi as Nyéki Németh
• László Hlatky as Ruzsicska
• Lajos Rajczy as Sáray Szabó
• János Rajz as Stitz
• John Bartha as The austrian soldier who trying to trap Laczkovics

• Balski, Grzegorz . Directory of Eastern European Film-makers and Films 1945–1991. Flicks Books, 1992.
• Homoródy, József. Magyar film, 1948–1963. Filmtudományi Intézet, 1964.

• By Order of the Emperor at IMDb