Casts & Crew
Attila Szarvas
Peter Horkay
Pál Oberfrank
László Földi
Éva Auksz
Károly Mécs
Franco Nero
Károly Mécs
Attila Tyll
Tibor Kenderesi
Zoltán Barabás Kis
Márton Balogh
Gyula Bartus
Kati Berek
Lukács Bicskey
László Czikély
Csongor Ferenczy
István Gyurity
Emil Györy
Aurél Hajtó
Károly Kincses
István Kovács
Ágnes Lõrincz
Lee Madden
Pál Makrai
László Miske
Helga Orosz
Imre Sipos
Anna Széles
Imre Szélyes
Zsolt Sáfár Kovács
Gábor Urmai
István Wohlmuth
András Török
György Vizi
Eszter Ónodi
Jenő Kiss
Also Directed by Gábor Koltay
Filmed in commemoration of Hungary's 1100th anniversary and on the sites of the actual events, a cast of thousands authentically recreates the 896 AD arrival of the Magyar chief Arpad (Nero) and his seven tribes into the Carpathian basin from the steppes.
István, a király ("Stephen, the King") is a Hungarian rock opera written by Levente Szörényi (music) and János Bródy (lyrics), based on the life of Saint Stephen of Hungary. The storyline was based on the play Ezredforduló (Turn of the Millennium) by Miklós Boldizsár, who co-wrote the libretto. The opera was first staged in 1983 on an open-air stage in Budapest. This first performance was also made into a 1984 film, directed by Gábor Koltay, and its music released on an album. The musical became a smash hit and is still very popular in Hungary and among Hungarian minorities in neighboring countries.