Directed by:
István SzabóScreenplay:
István SzabóCinematography:
Sándor SáraComposer:
Zdenkó TamássyCast:
Ági Mészáros, Maja Komorowska, Franciszek Pieczka, András Bálint, Károly Kovács, Ildikó Bánsági, József Madaras, Szymon Szurmiej, Zoltán Huszárik, Rita Békés (more)Plots(1)
Through the revival and adventurous journey of an old wreck of a street car thirty years of post-war Budapest are displayed in an allegoric, poetic vision. On the bank of the Danube a few people hanging around leisurely, linger around a tram wreck in the mud. With great difficulties they put it on the rails, titivate it and begin to push it towards the City in order to reach the safe Tram-depot. More and more people join in, old and young, good and wicked, enthusiastic and selfish, demagogues and democrats. Bloody battles, track corrections, exchanges of roles and devastating fire flares up around the tram, yet it keeps on going, driven by human power. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ági Mészáros
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Twenty Hours (1965)
Budapest Tales (1977)
Binding Sentiments (1969)
Maja Komorowska
Poland
Best movies:
A Year of the Quiet Sun (1984)
Man of Iron (1981)
Family Life (1970)
Franciszek Pieczka
Poland
Best movies:
The Promised Land (1974)
Potop (1974)
The Man Who Read Music from Plates (1995)
András Bálint
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Billion Dollar Code (2021) (series)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
Citizen X (1995) (TV movie)
Károly Kovács
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Cold Days (1966)
The Man with the Golden Touch (1962)
The Corporal and Others (1965)
Ildikó Bánsági
Hungary
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Diary for My Loves (1987)
Hanussen (1988)
József Madaras
Romania
Best movies:
My Way Home (1965)
The Red and the White (1967)
The Fortress (1979)
Szymon Szurmiej
Poland
Best movies:
Ściana (1982) (TV movie)
Budapest Tales (1977)
The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
Zoltán Huszárik
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Budapest Tales (1977)
Rita Békés
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
The Lost Talisman (1968)
Father (1966)
Irén Bódis
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Recovery (1974)
Budapest Tales (1977)
Sweet Emma, Dear Boebe - Sketches, Nudes (1992)
Vilmos Kun
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Diary for My Loves (1987)
Sunshine (1999)
Sándor Halmágyi
Hungary
Best movies:
For Those I Loved (1983)
Allegro Barbaro (1979)
Fateless (2005)
János Jani
Best movies:
Budapest Tales (1977)
Lovefilm (1970)
Katalin Fráter
Hungary
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Budapest Tales (1977)
Oszkárné Gombik
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Budapest Tales (1977)
Attila Guj
Best movies:
Budapest Tales (1977)
László Guj
Best movies:
Budapest Tales (1977)
Pál Horváth
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Cat City (1986)
Budapest Tales (1977)
István Hunyadkürthy
Hungary
Best movies:
Dog's Night Song (1983)
Citizen X (1995) (TV movie)
Allegro Barbaro (1979)