Directed by:
Miklós JancsóScreenplay:
Gyula HernádiCinematography:
János KendeComposer:
Tamás CsehCast:
Andrea Drahota, Gyöngyi Bürös, Erzsi Cserhalmi, Mari Csomós, Ilona Gurnik, Éva Spányik, Zsuzsa Ferdinándy, József Madaras, Lajos Balázsovits, Tibor Orbán (more)Plots(1)
The film, which has a structure like a passion play, honours the agrarian Socialist movements of the end of the last century, at the same time conveying a historical philosophical critique of the Socialist ideas. Stylised dance with collective choreography depicts the fight of those answering terror with violence: the fight between oppressors and the downtrodden. Harvesters are going on strike. The bailiff puts fire on the wheat sacks to intimidate them. In response he gets killed, while the arriving soldiers are disarmed by naked girls, the arms are burnt and the church is put on fire, too. The traitors take an oath anew. One of them dies of the knife of the minstrel. The new-come armed units conquer the harvesters in gunfire. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Andrea Drahota
Kingdom of Hungary
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Gyöngyi Bürös
Kingdom of Hungary
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Erzsi Cserhalmi
Hungary
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Mari Csomós
Kingdom of Hungary
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Ilona Gurnik
Kingdom of Hungary
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Binding Sentiments (1969)
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Éva Spányik
Kingdom of Hungary
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Red Psalm (1972)
József Madaras
Romania
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Lajos Balázsovits
Hungary
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Recovery (1974)
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Tibor Orbán
Kingdom of Hungary
Jácint Juhász
Kingdom of Hungary
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András Bálint
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Bertalan Solti
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Tibor Molnár
Kingdom of Hungary
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János Koltai
Kingdom of Hungary
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István Bujtor
Kingdom of Hungary
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Gábor Kiss
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Péter Haumann
Kingdom of Hungary
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František Velecký
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