Directed by:
György PalásthyScreenplay:
György PalásthyCinematography:
György IllésComposer:
Máté HollósCast:
Gábor Agárdi, György Bárdy, Zoltán Gera, Ervin Kibédi, Imre Sinkovits, Loránd Lohinszky, István Sztankay, Tibor Gáspár, Kati Lázár, Bálint Magyar, László Méhes (more)Plots(1)
In Hungary, people over 70 are entitled to unlimited free travel on public transportation and the domestic lines of the Hungarian Railways. A few lonely and homeless old men have found regular shelter in a railway compartment. That is where Balogh, a one time teacher, Szikszai, the one-time violin-player, the womaniser Bozsó, as well as the always boastful Károlyi, living on the contents of garbage-bins, spend their nights by travelling to and fro the line. This time they are joined by an old man who has stolen his grandchild in order to revenge himself on his selfish family, as well as a well-dressed elderly gentleman. The latter was no longer willing to stand the humiliation he had to suffer from the postman, and he wants to complete the murder he had committed by suicide, to be performed on the train. Yet for the living, the dawning day is full of promise. The teacher is found by his one-time students, and they take him away to themselves. Szikszai finally makes up his mind to turn to the trade union for help. Bozsó hopes to be able to sell off the forged gold necklace, while Károlyi prepares for the night and hopes to empty the garbage-bins in the wealthy neighbourhood earlier than the official garbage collectors. Only the old man left his grandchild on the train by accident. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Gábor Agárdi
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Mattie, the Goose-Boy (1977)
The Last Nabob (1966)
The Round-Up (1966)
György Bárdy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Somewhere in Europe (1948)
The Round-Up (1966)
Cold Days (1966)
Zoltán Gera
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Narcissus and Psyche (1980)
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
My Way Home (1965)
Ervin Kibédi
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Merry-Go-Round (1956)
A Half Pint of Beer (1955)
Imre Sinkovits
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Two Half-Times in Hell (1961)
The Lost Talisman (1968)
The Lost Talisman (1968)
Loránd Lohinszky
Romania
István Sztankay
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Twenty Hours (1965)
Játszani kell (1984)
Tibor Gáspár
Hungary
Best movies:
Eternal Winter (2018)
As Far as I Know (2020)
Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights (2017)
Kati Lázár
Romania
Best movies:
Twilight (1990)
Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)
Aglaya (2012)
Bálint Magyar
Hungary
Best movies:
Outside the Wire (2021)
László Méhes
Hungary
Best movies:
6:3 (1999)
Csontváry (1980)
Oh, Bloody Life (1984)
Margit Földessy
Hungary
Best movies:
Cat City (1986)
The Enchanted Dollars (1986)
The Colour of Happiness (2003)
József Zana
Kingdom of Hungary
Tamás Varga
Hungary
Best movies:
Paths of Light (2005)
The Fortress (1979)
Red Psalm (1972)
Pálma Gyimesi
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Angi Vera (1979)
The Corporal and Others (1965)
Ants' Nest (1971)
Irén Bódis
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Recovery (1974)
Budapest Tales (1977)
Sweet Emma, Dear Boebe - Sketches, Nudes (1992)
József Fonyó
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Last Nabob (1966)
Sunshine (1999)
Recovery (1974)