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Miklós Jancsó’s most renowned work depicts a prison camp in the aftermath of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution. After the Hapsburg monarchy succeeds in suppressing Lajos Kossuth's nationalist uprising, the army sets about arresting suspected guerillas, who are subject to torture and other mental trickery in an effort to extract information about highwayman Sándor Rózsa’s band of outlaws, still waging armed struggle against the Hapsburgs on the outside. Jancsó’s camera stays in constant, hypnotic motion, taking in the developing dynamics and antagonisms between the prisoners and their captors, meditating upon and exalting its characters’ resistance and perseverance in the face of brutal, authoritarian repression. A true classic of world cinema.
Original Release
01/06/1966
US Release
05/04/1969
Cast
Name | Character |
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János Görbe | Gajdar János |
Zoltán Latinovits | Veszelka Imre |
Tibor Molnár | Kabai |
Gábor Agárdi | Torma |
András Kozák | Ifj. Kabai |
Béla Barsi | Foglár |
József Madaras | Magyardolmányos |
János Koltai | Varjú Béla |
István Avar | Vallató I |
Lajos Oze | Vallató II |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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János Görbe | Gajdar János |
Zoltán Latinovits | Veszelka Imre |
Tibor Molnár | Kabai |
Gábor Agárdi | Torma |
András Kozák | Ifj. Kabai |
Béla Barsi | Foglár |
József Madaras | Magyardolmányos |
János Koltai | Varjú Béla |
István Avar | Vallató I |
Lajos Oze | Vallató II |
Rudolf Somogyvári | |
Attila Nagy | |
Zoltán Basilides | |
György Bárdy | (as Bárdi György) |
Zsigmond Fülöp | |
László Csurka | |
Lõrinc G. Szabó | (as G. Szabó Lõrinc) |
László György | Csendõr |
József Horváth | |
László Horváth |