Directed by:
Miklós JancsóCinematography:
János KendeCast:
Mari Törőcsik, József Madaras, Zoltán Latinovits, Andrea Drahota, András Kozák, István Bujtor, Ida Siménfalvy, János Koltai, Sándor Siménfalvy (more)Plots(1)
The film parable of very few shots is based on the choreography of fear and humiliation. After 1919 István, the ex red soldier is hidden in an Alföld farm with the gendarme commander's silent consent. The gendarmes keep the neighbourhood in terror, they even watch the farmer, Károly, humiliate him and use him to conceal the traces of communist murders. They seduce Teréz and Anna, who use the absolute insecurity of laws to poison Károly and the old woman. István denounces them officially, knowing that he sealed his destiny. The commander offers him his own weapon for suicide. István shoots him first and then faces death. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Mari Törőcsik
Kingdom of Hungary
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József Madaras
Romania
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Zoltán Latinovits
Kingdom of Hungary
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Andrea Drahota
Kingdom of Hungary
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András Kozák
Kingdom of Hungary
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István Bujtor
Kingdom of Hungary
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Ida Siménfalvy
Austria-Hungary
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János Koltai
Kingdom of Hungary
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Sándor Siménfalvy
Austria-Hungary
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Kornélia Sallay
Austria
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Mária Gór Nagy
Hungary
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János Görbe
Austria-Hungary
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László Szabó
Kingdom of Hungary
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Philippe Haudiquet
France
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Ila Schütz
Kingdom of Hungary
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Mária Boga
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Károly Eisler
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Ferenc Kamarás
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József Konrád
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Round-Up (1966)
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Miklós Köllő
Hungary
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