Directed by:
György HintschCinematography:
Igor SíkComposer:
Frigyes HidasCast:
György Kálmán, Antal Páger, Ádám Szirtes, Samu Balázs, Károly Kovács, Judit Meszléry, Gábor Mádi Szabó, László György, Béla Barsi, László Csurka, Emil Fenyő, Kornél Gelley, György Györffy, László Inke (more)Plots(1)
Joseph II, the enlightened Austro-Hungarian emperor, entrusts his loyal and confidential subject, Ráby Mátyás, formerly a treasurer, to examine the abuses made by the magistrates of Szentendre and Izbég. Following his old friend, Dacsó Marci's directions, Ráby reveals horrible robberies, tax evasions, frauds, and other illegal acts having been committed against the people. The local landlords want to bribe him, and when they are refused, they kill Dacsó and threaten Ráby's life. First, they try to poison him, then they make the chairman of the local government put him into prison. As a result of an order given by Joseph II, he is released from prison, but after the Emperor's death he is forced to flee to France with an autobiography describing the Hungarian conditions of the time and his personal history and sufferings. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
György Kálmán
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Anna (1958)
Professor Hannibal (1956)
A Thorn under the Fingernail (1988)
Antal Páger
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Recovery (1974)
Twenty Hours (1965)
Men and Banners (1965)
Ádám Szirtes
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Merry-Go-Round (1956)
Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Cold Days (1966)
Samu Balázs
Austria-Hungary
Károly Kovács
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Cold Days (1966)
The Man with the Golden Touch (1962)
The Corporal and Others (1965)
Judit Meszléry
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
My Way Home (1965)
Fateless (2005)
The Falcons (1970)
Gábor Mádi Szabó
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Sunshine (1999)
St. Peter's Umbrella (1958)
Binding Sentiments (1969)
László György
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Nobody's Daughter (1976)
The Round-Up (1966)
Béla Barsi
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
Merry-Go-Round (1956)
László Csurka
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Mattie, the Goose-Boy (1977)
My Way Home (1965)
The Round-Up (1966)
Emil Fenyő
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
Men and Banners (1965)
Kornél Gelley
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Csárdás Queen (1971)
Foam Bath (1980)
The Corporal and Others (1965)
György Györffy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
The Witness (1969)
Cantata (1963)
László Inke
Romania
Best movies:
Mattie, the Goose-Boy (1977)
Cold Days (1966)
The Turkish Spear (1973)
Gyula Kamarás
Austria-Hungary
János Makláry
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Csárdás Queen (1971)
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
Merry-Go-Round (1956)
György Pálos
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Corporal and Others (1965)
Sándor Szakácsi
Hungary
Best movies:
Diary for My Loves (1987)
Sunshine (1999) - a.f.
The Corporal and Others (1965)
Attila Tyll
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Binding Sentiments (1969)
Catsplay (1974)
István Velenczey
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
The Witness (1969)
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)