Directed by:
Sándor SimóCinematography:
Tamás AndorComposer:
Zdenkó TamássyCast:
Michael Sarrazin, Towje Kleiner, Constanze Engelbrecht, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Ferenc Bács, Antal Leisen, Teri Tordai, Dorottya Udvaros, Róbert Koltai (more)Plots(1)
Matuska Szilveszter, a former detachment officer of World War I has a mission: he blows up rails, causing trains to derail. The culprit of the criminal attempts prepared by the meticulous efforts of madmen is searched for by the police in vain. Matuska blows up the viaduct at Biatorbágy with the train on it in 1931 in Hungary. The attempt is a good pretext for the politics shifting more and more to the right: it announces martial law, launches cruel actions against left wing movements, especially Communists. Matuska is framed up finally because of a tiny mistake. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Michael Sarrazin
Canada
Best movies:
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
Towje Kleiner
German Empire
Best movies:
The Odessa File (1974)
Titanic - The Nightmare and the Dream (1984) (TV movie)
The Magic Galoshes (1986)
Constanze Engelbrecht
West Germany
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Fiorile (1993)
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Armin Mueller-Stahl
German Empire
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The Game (1997)
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Ferenc Bács
Romania
Best movies:
The Fortress (1979)
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Antal Leisen
Hungary
Best movies:
The Enchanted Dollars (1986)
Mesmer (1994)
The Confrontation (1969)
Teri Tordai
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Mephisto (1981)
Der Bockerer (1981)
Dorottya Udvaros
Hungary
Best movies:
Oh, Bloody Life (1984)
Meeting Venus (1991)
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Róbert Koltai
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
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Robert Dietl
Austria
Best movies:
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Pál Hetényi
Kingdom of Hungary
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Twilight (1990)
Almanac of Fall (1985)
Father (1966)
Géza Tordy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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The Round-Up (1966)
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Péter Müller
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Fortress (1979)
István Budai
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Cantata (1963)
The Danube Pilot (1974)
János Derzsi
Hungary
Best movies:
Dog's Night Song (1983)
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
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János Gosztonyi
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Mesmer (1994)
Rasputin (1996) (TV movie)
Jakob the Liar (1999)
Anita Ábel
Hungary
Best movies:
Cat City (1986)
The Vulture (1982)
Gabriella Marschek
Hungary
Edit Soós
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
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A Very Moral Night (1977)
Gyula Szersén
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
My Way Home (1965)
The Round-Up (1966)
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