The Gypsy Baron
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The Gypsy Baron

8.5 / 10 1935 1h 45mNR German
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Storyline

Sándor Barinkay joins the gypsies en route to his home village hiding his real identity as an Hungarian nobleman, whose parents were sent to exile. He claims his former properties, now taken by a pig merchant who plays the fool to the villagers' delight. Yet this man has an interesting daughter, and there's also the beautiful gypsy Saffi to consider. And a family hidden treasure to be found.

Cast & Crew

Anton Walbrook

Anton Walbrook

Sandor Barinkay

Lead
Hansi Knoteck

Hansi Knoteck

Saffi

Fritz Kampers

Fritz Kampers

Koloman Zsupan

Rudolf Platte

Rudolf Platte

Ernö

Edwin Jürgensen

Edwin Jürgensen

Homonay

Josef Sieber

Josef Sieber

Pali

Gina Falckenberg

Gina Falckenberg

Arsena Zsupan, seine Tochter

Margarete Kupfer

Margarete Kupfer

Czipra

What People Are Saying

5.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Karl Hartl's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Gypsy Baron is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker