Iron Flower (Hungarian: Vasvirág) is a 1958 Hungarian drama film directed by János Herskó. It was entered into the 1958 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest.
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Plot
The story takes place in Óbuda in the 1930s. István Pettersen is a well-meaning, excellent fabric dyer, yet unemployed and homeless. He pulls himself into a miserable hut set on an abandoned plot and devotes his life to casual work. He meets and spends some happy days in the viscose with the orphaned Vera, who works at the local laundromat but dreams that, like her mother, she will one day be a dancer. Her boss, the wealthy Mr. Weiszhaupt, had long looked at her, and when the girl arrived late for work, he blackmails her.
Cast
Mari Törőcsik as Cink Vera
István Avar as Pettersen István
Zoltán Várkonyi
Margit Dajka as Racsákné
Manyi Kiss as Veronika
Ildikó Szabó as Anni
Hédi Váradi as Emmike
Béla Barsi as Gedeon
Zoltán Gera as Novák
János Rajz as Koldus
Gyula Szabó as Motyó
Piri Peéry as Ilcsi madame
Anni Soltész as Berta
László Bánhidi as Józsi bácsi
György Győrffy as Franci
László Kozák as Szepi
Sándor Pethes as Dr. Beck
Ernő Szabó as Fischer
Tibor Illés as Róbertke