A temetetlen halott (2004)

Director:

Márta Mészáros

Writers:

Márta Mészáros (screenplay), Éva Pataki (screenplay)

Stars:

Jan Nowicki, György Cserhalmi, Marianna Moór

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jan Nowicki	...	Nagy Imre
György Cserhalmi	...	Börtönorvos
Marianna Moór	...	Égetõ Mária
Lili Horváth	...	Nagy Erzsébet (as Horváth Lili)
Jan Frycz	...	Kihallgatótiszt
Pál Mácsai	...	Vida Ferenc
János Kulka	...	Kállai Gyula
Vladimír Hajdu	...	(as Ady Hajdu)
Frigyes Hollósi	...	Yugoslavian Ambassador
Péter Andorai	...	Münnich Ferenc
Imre Csuja	...	Ferenc Jánosi
Adél Kováts
Zoltán Csankó
Ewa Telega	...	(as Eva Telega)
Vanda Turekova

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

communism | hungarian history | 1950s | title directed by female

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Site [hu] Official site [hu]

Country:

Hungary Slovakia Poland

Language:

Hungarian

Release Date:

21 October 2004 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

L'uomo di Budapest

Filming Locations:

Balaton-felvidék, Hungary

Box Office

Budget:

$1,400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cameofilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min 127 min

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

In the prison (in 1958), the guards are listening to the song "A pancsoló kislány dala" on the radio. This song was recorded in 1960.

User Reviews

could have been a little better

No question this film is visually beautiful, historically authentic and the theme itself is dealt with humanly and with much humility. Jan Nowicki was a truly authentic Nagy Imre and I guess he will be praised much for this role not only in Hungary. However, I find it quite sad that some of the dialogues were extremely constrained and artificial. Mácsai's part is totally unrealistic for instance, not to mention the parts of the grandchildren (brrr...). The whole project is so important to so many in Hungary that Mészáros Márta (an otherwise excellent director) should have had a little more attention in accuracy and authenticity in the dialogues as well. (My feeling is that Jancsó shouldn't have been allowed close to the script.)