Plots(1)
1920. The striving engineer, Szabó Barna, returns from captivity. He finds employment at Szegáll Co. The attention of the company's owner is called upon him and from the position of dog-walker he soon advances to become an official of the plant. He is nobody, but wants everything. At a party, he conquers Szegáll's daughter. The father does not refuse the idea of marriage. Szabó may finally pursue his old dream, i.e. Hungarian aluminium. Flóra, the school-teacher, is in love with him. Although the attraction is mutual, Szabó's attentions are in vain. The bauxite-business relationship with the Germans is ended by the boycott of Hitler. Szegáll, following a secret agreement, escapes abroad. Zsuzsa follows him with a sad heart. Szabó is only interested in his mission, bauxite and stays. This is not the kind of life Flóra dreamt about, and in spite of her love, she refuses him again. From here, the roads only lead downwards. Szabó goes to the dogs and goes bankrupt. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Margit Bara
Romania
Best movies:
Midnight Mass (1962)
Cold Days (1966)
Jakob the Liar (1974)
Ferenc Bessenyei
Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
The Lost Talisman (1968)
The Lost Talisman (1968)
György Bárdy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Somewhere in Europe (1948)
The Round-Up (1966)
Cold Days (1966)
Emil Fenyő
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
Men and Banners (1965)
Zoltán Gera
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
My Way Home (1965)
Zsuzsa Gordon
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Jakob the Liar (1974)
Recovery (1974)
Ants' Nest (1971)
Manyi Kiss
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Merry-Go-Round (1956)
Professor Hannibal (1956)
László Csákányi
Austria
Best movies:
Mattie, the Goose-Boy (1977)
Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
Indul a bakterház (1980) (TV movie)
Hans Wilhelm Hamacher
German Empire
Best movies:
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse (1960)
Jahrgang 21 (1957)
Mister Dynamit - morgen küßt Euch der Tod (1967)
Miklós Szakáts
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Cantata (1963)
Tivadar Uray
Austria-Hungary
János Horkai
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
Twenty Hours (1965)
Cat City (1986)