Directed by:
András KovácsScreenplay:
András KovácsCinematography:
György IllésComposer:
Andor KovácsCast:
Zoltán Latinovits, Sándor Horváth, Andrea Drahota, László Mensáros, Antal Páger, Tamás Major, Miklós Szurdi, Zoltán Gera, András Ambrus, János Koltai (more)Plots(1)
The story of the film with a touch of journalistic atmosphere takes place in the autumn 1919 after the fall of the proletarian dictatorship. The main figure is Zilahy Kálmán, a high-school teacher, very much attracted to Ady's ideology. He is, at the same time, a rational minded sober character keeping a certain distance from the chaotic events. During the first months of the terror of the Whites, he takes a stand for his persecuted colleague, and with his wife's help, he hides Pálos, a Communist commissar in his flat. His students brought up in the revolutionary spirit of Ady's poems would expect him to be more assertive and revolutionary. When his colleague loses his job, Pálos is imprisoned, and under the pressure of the events Zilahy's sister kills herself. The more radical students stand by their lonely teacher again. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Zoltán Latinovits
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
The Last Nabob (1966)
The Csárdás Queen (1971)
Sándor Horváth
Czechoslovakia
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Recovery (1974)
Andrea Drahota
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Twisting (1964)
Csontváry (1980)
Silence and Cry (1968)
László Mensáros
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Csárdás Queen (1971)
Love (1971)
Professor Hannibal (1956)
Antal Páger
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
Recovery (1974)
Twenty Hours (1965)
Men and Banners (1965)
Tamás Major
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Mephisto (1981)
Cold Days (1966)
Miklós Szurdi
Hungary
Best movies:
We Never Die (1993)
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Zoltán Gera
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
My Way Home (1965)
András Ambrus
Romania
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Cold Days (1966)
Love (1971)
János Koltai
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
My Way Home (1965)
The Round-Up (1966)
Gábor Kiss
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
Bald-Dog-Rock (1981)
Love (1971)
Rudolf Somogyvári
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
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The Lost Talisman (1968)
Professor Hannibal (1956)
Tibor Szilágyi
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
My Way Home (1965)
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Károly Mécs
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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János Gosztonyi
Kingdom of Hungary
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Irén Bódis
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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Ferenc Dávid Kiss
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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The Lost Talisman (1968)
Emese Balogh
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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Gyula Bay
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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Men and Banners (1965)
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Péter Blaskó
Hungary
Best movies:
The Fortress (1979)
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