Directed by:
Miklós JancsóCinematography:
János KendeCast:
György Cserhalmi, Zsuzsa Czinkóczi, Lajos Balázsovits, Györgyi Tarján, István Kovács, István Bujtor, Bertalan Solti, László Horváth, József Madaras, Gábor Koncz, Sándor Kátó, Mátyás Usztics (more)Plots(1)
Zsadányi frees his goddaughter, Bankós Mari, who was taken by the gendarmeries as an alleged communist. He drives into the forest, to the site where Mari was arrested, in a red car. His fantasies, which are a true portrayal of their future in the 30s, come alive. - The "wild rounds" of the country rage in parallel to the ritual love story of Zsadányi and Bankós Mari. The Great Plain is cut up by barbed wire and motor-cycles and bombing machines replace horses. Zsadányi's one-time friends are the bootlickers of German fascists. The land-owner who used to live on his estate in socialistic community with his peasants is more and more isolated from them. He attributes the reason for the country's destroy to the Prime Minister Héderváry whom he kills in spite of Mari's protest. The regime does not change because of this, and although the murder is covered up, the innocent Mari pays for it with her life. - The dream comes to an end, and the red car dashes on with the lovers. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
György Cserhalmi
Hungary
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
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Zsuzsa Czinkóczi
Hungary
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Lajos Balázsovits
Hungary
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Györgyi Tarján
Hungary
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Allegro Barbaro (1979)
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István Kovács
Kingdom of Hungary
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The Fortress (1979)
The Lost Talisman (1968)
The Lost Talisman (1968)
István Bujtor
Kingdom of Hungary
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Allegro Barbaro (1979)
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Bertalan Solti
Austria-Hungary
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The Lost Talisman (1968)
László Horváth
Kingdom of Hungary
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József Madaras
Romania
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The Fortress (1979)
Gábor Koncz
Kingdom of Hungary
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Sándor Kátó
Romania
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Mátyás Usztics
Hungary
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Miklós Székely B.
Hungary
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Erzsi Cserhalmi
Hungary
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Gábor Kiss
Kingdom of Hungary
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János Xantus
Hungary
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János Derzsi
Hungary
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Rada Rassimov
Italy
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Life Size (1974)
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László Németh
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Sándor Halmágyi
Hungary
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