The Conquest (1996)
"Honfoglalás" (original title)

Filmed in commemoration of Hungary's 1100th anniversary and on the sites of the actual events, a cast of thousands authentically recreates the 896 AD arrival of the Magyar chief Arpad (Nero... See full summary »

Director:

Gábor Koltay

Writer:

István Nemeskürty

Stars:

Franco Nero, Géza Tordy, Imre Sinkovits

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Franco Nero	...	Árpád vezér
Géza Tordy	...	Árpád vezér (voice)
Imre Sinkovits	...	Álmos vezér
Tibor Bitskey	...	Elõd vezér
László Csendes	...	Tétény vezér
László Csurka	...	Kond vezér
György Dörner	...	Tas vezér
Géza Kaszás	...	Ond vezér
Zsolt Körtvélyessy	...	Huba vezér
Zsolt Anger	...	Levente
Dorka Gryllus	...	Hajnal
Gábor Koncz	...	Kesõ
Viktor Fülöp	...	Táltos
László Czikély	...	Kér
Zsuzsa Holl	...	Virág

Storyline

Filmed in commemoration of Hungary's 1100th anniversary and on the sites of the actual events, a cast of thousands authentically recreates the 896 AD arrival of the Magyar chief Arpad (Nero) and his seven tribes into the Carpathian basin from the steppes.

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Plot Keywords:

conquest

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Genres:

History

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Details

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

12 December 1996 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

The Conquest

Filming Locations:

Boszenfa, Hungary

Company Credits

Production Co:

Korona Film, Magyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV) (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofed in Magyar vándor (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Szállj, sólyommadár"
Performed by Rockfort Band

User Reviews

I had high hopes of this movie, but it's a disappointment

Maybe it's not so bad after all,but I expected so much... I think the non-Hungarian viewers will like it better, because after all it's not a bad movie, music is cool, costumes are too, and they can get known the origin and ancient history of Magyars (Hungarians).Story is also very good, because its pure history :) To make a long story short, it was a total disappointment ,not only for me,but for everyone I was spoken to. Why? Answer is simple I think. Too few battle scenes made it a little bit boring. And when finally a battle occurs what can we see? The attacking enemy horde consists of 3-4 !! horsemen...And choreography is far worse than for example in Braveheart or V. Henry.Yah,the main weakness is the choreography of all the battles I think. But the acting is good. But the biggest problem in our opinion, that in our imaginations our ancestors are not the same as in the movie. They were hotheaded,reckless,bellicose warriors, and whole Europe was seized by fear cause of their Excellent horse-archer skills. And the movie doesn't shows this. We can see only a bunch of miserable fugitive, who ask for the inhabitants: - Please let me live here in the Carpathian basin.

No matter however what have I said, because of the subject, this is the movie that all Hungarian (living here or anywhere in the world) MUST view at least once.