Directed by:
Ferenc KósaCinematography:
Sándor SáraComposer:
Zsolt DurkóCast:
Loránd Lohinszky, Tibor Szilágyi, Péter Haumann, János Konyorcsik, István Szőke, József Madaras, Jácint Juhász, László Bencze, István Szilágyi, György Radó, József Vándor, György Kézdy, Péter Blaskó (more)Plots(1)
The story of the film takes place in 1929 in a model prison providing a kind of reflection how society works out there. Udvardi, the weakling and indulgent director is experimenting with putting in practice a kind of pseudo-humanist utopia about the institution of a 'civilised prison'. He encourages the prisoners to do industrial and art activities saying that this is the right method of keeping them under control. Babella, his deputy director, however stirs up hostility among legal criminals and political prisoners with the tools of violence, corruption, and denunciation. The political prisoners start a hunger strike and provoke violence. Babella is appointed to replace Udvardi and he puts down all resistance with ruthless violence. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Loránd Lohinszky
Romania
Tibor Szilágyi
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
My Way Home (1965)
Glass Tiger 3 (2010)
The Round-Up (1966)
Péter Haumann
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Twilight (1990)
Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
The Fortress (1979)
János Konyorcsik
Kingdom of Hungary
István Szőke
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Adoption (1975)
József Madaras
Romania
Best movies:
My Way Home (1965)
The Red and the White (1967)
The Fortress (1979)
Jácint Juhász
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Red and the White (1967)
The Fortress (1979)
Diary for My Loves (1987)
István Szilágyi
Kingdom of Hungary
József Vándor
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
Anna (1958)
Bálint Fábián Meets God (1980)
György Kézdy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Witness (1969)
Sunshine (1999)
Father (1966)
Péter Blaskó
Hungary
Best movies:
The Fortress (1979)
The Investigator (2008)
The Danube Pilot (1974)
Miklós Benedek
Hungary
Best movies:
Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
The Fortress (1979)
Cat City (1986)