Stephen, the King
1984 · 93 MIN · IMDB 8.3 · 1,162 VOTES · DIR. Gábor Koltay
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 523 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:07 The patient kings king, the imaptient kings bully.
00:10:59 Alleluia.
00:15:08 GIZELLA: give me strength to love, | ISTVAN: be merciful to me
00:17:08 TOGETHER: There was, there will be, this is the practice
00:19:08 Be the true, understanding god
00:24:38 Let us pray for our great kings passing.
00:27:36 By Ancient law, Geza's throne belongs to me.
00:29:50 On this world there is no greater power.
00:34:59 Well accept it, and you will keep your rank and title.
00:37:20 ISTVÁN: Parasitic vile worms, get out of my sight!
00:40:14 Istvan, my son.
00:45:25 Tell me, how much is a man worth if hes innocent but weak!
00:48:42 TORDA: Magyarok!(Hungarians), Ladies and Gentleman!
00:51:00 CROWD: Fly up into the stars, on the winds light wings
00:53:49 Speak to us with nice words, embrace us with your arms
00:56:21 Theres no more problems if Istvan is dead.
00:59:32 pious water mother, pious ancestral father, pious ancestral mother
01:03:44 They call me a pagan despite the fact that I took the byzantine symbol upon myself
01:06:50 Árpád's free country, honfoglalok's (Home occupiers) blood, wont endure foreign bull-headedness!
01:16:33 GERMAN KNIGHTS: Koppány's army, defeated by our army, theres no more pagan that stands against us.
01:19:08 We've always wanted a generous leader
01:21:46 ISTVÁN: Dont fear, your request is not shameful
01:24:47 Tell me, how much is he worth, if he brought injury in victory.
01:29:43 ASZTRIK: Do you want to keep the holy faith and truthfully protect it?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed523
Dialogue density5.6 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:29:43
Production Record
DirectorGábor Koltay
LanguageHU
IMDb votes1,162