Judgment of Lake Balaton

Not to be confused with Menschen im Sturm.

Judgment of Lake Balaton or Balaton Condemned (German title: Menschen im Sturm) is a 1933 Austrian-Hungarian drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum and starring Gyula Csortos, Maria Mindzenty and Antal Páger.

Judgment of Lake Balaton
Directed by	Werner Hochbaum
Written by	István Mihály
Produced by	Imre Nádossy
Starring	Gyula Csortos Maria Mindzenty Antal Páger
Cinematography	István Eiben J. Peverell Marley
Edited by	Lothar Wolff
Music by	Ferenc Farkas Viktor Vaszy
Production company	Hunnia Film Studio
Distributed by	Karola Czerny Filmverleih
Release date	March 1933 (1933-03)
Running time	58 minutes
Countries	Austria Hungary
Language	German

It is now a lost film. A separate Hungarian-language version The Verdict of Lake Balaton was also made, directed by Paul Fejos.^[1]

Plot summary

Cast

• Gyula Csortos as Kovács
• Maria Mindzenty as Mari, Kovács lánya
• Antal Páger as Jani, Kovács fogadott fia
• Mór Ditrói as Szabó
• Ernõ Elekes as Mihály, Szabó fia
• Erzsi Palotai as Síró asszony
• Elemér Baló as Toronyõr