Hungarian Rhapsody (1979)
Hungarian Rhapsody (1979), directed by Miklós Jancsó, starring Cserhalmi György and Balázsovits Lajos.
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Synopsis
The movie portrays a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century.
- Kende JánosCinematography
- Miklós JancsóDirector, Writer
- Hernádi GyulaWriter
About the film
Hungarian Rhapsody (Hungarian: Magyar rapszódia) is a 1979 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. It won Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 7th International Film Festival of India.
The film depicts "a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century." "Hungarian Rhapsody and Allegro Barbaro (both 1978) formed the first two parts of an uncompleted trilogy on the life of a nationalist executed in 1944 for his involvement in an anti-Hitler plot. Both were judged too parochial to travel abroad.", commented the Sydney Morning Herald at the death of the director.
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Hungarian Rhapsody (Hungarian: Magyar rapszódia) is a 1979 Hungarian drama film directed by Miklós Jancsó. It was entered into the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. It won Golden Peacock (Best Film) at the 7th International Film Festival of India.
The film depicts "a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century." "Hungarian Rhapsody and Allegro Barbaro (both 1978) formed the first two parts of an uncompleted trilogy on the life of a nationalist executed in 1944 for his involvement in an anti-Hitler plot. Both were judged too parochial to travel abroad.", commented the Sydney Morning Herald at the death of the director.
Cast
György Cserhalmi as Zsadányi István
Lajos Balázsovits as Zsadányi Gábor
Gábor Koncz as Szeles-Tóth
Udo Kier as Poór
István Bujtor as Héderváry
József Madaras as Baksa András
Anikó Sáfár as Hanna
Zsuzsa Czinkóczi as Eszter
István Kovács as Komáry István gróf
Imre Sarlai as Id. Zsadányi
Djoko Rosic as (as Dzsoko Roszich)
References
External links
Hungarian Rhapsody at IMDb
Text from Hungarian Rhapsody (1979 film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungarian_Rhapsody_(1979_film)
Trivia
- It premiered on October 4, 1979, a Thursday.
- It runs 1h43 — a typical feature length.
- Its original title is "Magyar rapszódia".
- This film's quiz has 9 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosObjektív Film
- CountriesHungary
- LanguagesHungarian, German
- StatusReleased
Cast
- Cserhalmi György Zsadányi István
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Balázsovits Lajos
Zsadányi Gábor -
Koncz Gábor
Szeles-Tóth -
Udo Kier
Poór -
Bujtor István
Héderváry -
Madaras József
Baksa András -
Sáfár Anikó
Hanna -
Czinkóczi Zsuzsa
Eszter -
Kovács István
Komáry István gróf - Sarlai Imre Id. Zsadányi
- Anna Takács
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Djoko Rosic
- Tibor Tánczos
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Rada Rassimov
- László Horváth
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Bertalan Šolti
Öreg Bankós - Sándor Kátó
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Anna Dymna
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Benkő Péter
- Janósz Dóczy
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Crew
- Kende János Cinematography
- Miklós Jancsó Director
- Hernádi Gyula Writer
- Miklós Jancsó Writer
Questions about this film
What is Hungarian Rhapsody about?
Hungarian Rhapsody: The movie portrays a peasant revolt in Hungary in the early twentieth century.
Who directed Hungarian Rhapsody?
Hungarian Rhapsody was directed by Miklós Jancsó in 1979.
Who stars in Hungarian Rhapsody?
The cast of Hungarian Rhapsody includes Cserhalmi György, Balázsovits Lajos, Koncz Gábor, Udo Kier and Bujtor István.
How long is Hungarian Rhapsody?
Hungarian Rhapsody runs for 103 minutes, or 1h43.
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