Professor Hannibal
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| Directed by | Zoltán Fábri |
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| Cinematography | Ferenc Szécsényi |
| Edited by | Ferencné Szécsényi |
| Music by | Zdenkó Tamássy |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
Professor Hannibal (Hungarian: Hannibál tanár úr) is a 1956 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri and starring Ernő Szabó, Zoltán Greguss and Manyi Kiss. The film is based on a novel by Ferenc Móra set in Budapest during the Interwar period. When a Latin teacher publishes an essay on the Carthaginian General Hannibal, he is quickly hailed as a celebrity genius, but in reality has become an unwitting pawn of far-right politicians. The film was chosen to be part both of Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968 and its follow-up, the New Budapest Twelve in 2000.