The Witness
The Witness

Movie·1979·1h 48m

The Witness

Country

Hungary

Language

Hungarian

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The Story

Original title: A tanú

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.

Cinematography

János Zsombolyai

Music

György Vukán

Editor

Sándor Boronkay

Themes

budapest, hungarydark comedypolitical satirecommunism

Production House

Mafilm

Audience Score

81%

63 votes

Skip5%
Timepass13%
Go for it37%
Perfection45%

Where to watch

Region: FR

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Cast

Ferenc Kállai

Ferenc Kállai

József Pelikán

Lajos Őze

Lajos Őze

Árpád Virág

Zoltán Fábri

Zoltán Fábri

Zoltán Dániel

Béla Both

Béla Both

Bástya

Georgette Metzradt

Georgette Metzradt

Potocsni

Róbert Rátonyi

Róbert Rátonyi

Operetta Singer

Károly Bicskey

Károly Bicskey

Elemér Gulyás

Lili Monori

Lili Monori

Gizi

László Vámos

Psychologist

Ida Versényi

Gogolak

György Bálint

Bishop

Pál Bánó

Judge

Tibor Fehér

Prison Guard

József Iványi

Police Officer

Pál Jákó

Physician

György Kézdy

György Kézdy

Virág's Detective

Péter Korbuly

Virág's Detective

Lajos Mezey

Lajos Mezey

Writer

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Crew

György Vukán

György Vukán

Original Music Composer

Sándor Boronkay

Editor

Péter Bacsó

Director, Screenplay

János Zsombolyai

Director of Photography

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