The Boys of Paul Street
| The Boys of Paul Street | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Zoltán Fábri |
| Written by | Endre Bohem Zoltán Fábri |
| Based on | The Paul Street Boys by Ferenc Molnár |
| Produced by | Endre Bohem |
| Starring | Mari Törőcsik |
| Cinematography | György Illés |
Production companies | Groskopf MAFILM Stúdió 1 |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Countries | Hungary United States |
| Languages | Hungarian English |
The Boys of Paul Street (Hungarian: A Pál utcai fiúk) is a 1969 Hungarian-American drama film directed by Zoltán Fábri and based on the 1906 young adult novel The Paul Street Boys by Ferenc Molnár. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It features English-speaking (American and British) child actors (led by Anthony Kemp as Ernő Nemecsek) accompanied by Hungarians including Fábri's favorite actress Mari Törőcsik as Nemecsek's mother. The film is acclaimed as the best and most faithful adaptation of Molnár's source novel and a highlight of Hungarian film.