The Witness (1979)

06/06/1979 (HU) • 1h 48m

Comedy

Overview

Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.

Top Billed Cast

Ferenc Kállai

József Pelikán

Lajos Őze

Árpád Virág

Zoltán Fábri

Zoltán Dániel

Béla Both

Bástya

Róbert Rátonyi

Operetta Singer

Károly Bicskey

Elemér Gulyás

László Vámos

Psychologist


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Part of the The Witness Collection

Includes The Witness, Witness Again

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

budapest, hungary

dark comedy

political satire

communism

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