Fever (Hungarian: Láz) is a 1957 Hungarian drama film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Ferenc Bessenyei, Tivadar Uray and Margit Bara. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film was written by Peter Szász. The film's sets were designed by the art director István Kovács.
After the First World War an aspiring engineer returns from captivity to try and establish aluminium production. He attracts the attention of both Zsuzsa, the daughter of a prominent man, and Flóra a teacher.
" It took a year and a half to make the film, shooting having taking place until just before the events of 1956."
Although belonging historically to a "transitional period (between 1954 and 1962)" in Hungarian cinema, the film is said to "still have the classic features of melodrama".