A Strange Marriage

(1951)

★ 8 IMDb · 2 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1951

Runtime: 112 мин

Country: Hungary

Director: Márton Keleti

Cast: Benkő Gyula, Éva Örkényi, Gábor Miklós, Lajos Rajczy, Temessy Hédi, Tompa Sándor, Ruttkai Éva, Artúr Somlay, Pécsi Sándor, Szabó Sándor

Plot

Count János Buttler rushes home to his parents and his beloved for the school holidays. On the way, they stop at Baron Dőry's house, where János is deviously trapped. In the presence of false witnesses, he is forcibly married to Baron Dőry's pregnant daughter. The swearing priest is the father of the unborn child. Although Buttler, his family and friends do their utmost to have the marriage annulled, the Church and the court, fearing for his authority, will not allow it. John Buttler and his lover therefore choose another way to divorce.