Children of Glory (2006) Szabadság, szerelem (original title)

Director:

Krisztina Goda

Writers (WGA):

Joe Eszterhas (screenplay) and
Éva Gárdos (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

6 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | Sport | War

Plot:

At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, the Hungarian water polo team faces off against the Russians in what will become known as one of the bloodiest matches in the sport's history.

Plot Keywords:

Olympic Games | Water Polo | Revolution | Hungarian Revolution | Tank

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Kata Dobó	...	Falk Viki
Iván Fenyö	...	Szabó Karcsi
Sándor Csányi	...	Vámos Tibi
Károly Gesztesi	...	Telki edzõ
Ildikó Bánsági	...	Karcsi anyja
Tamás Jordán	...	Karcsi nagyapja
Viktória Szávai	...	Hanák Eszter
Zsolt Huszár	...	Gál Jancsi
Tamás Keresztes	...	Ács Imi
Péter Haumann	...	Feri bácsi
Dániel Gábori	...	Józsika (as Gábori Dániel)
Róbert Marton	...	Kardos Márton (Compó)
Kornél Simon	...	Abonyi Gyula (Báró)
Krisztián Kolovratnik	...	Fazekas Sándor (Frank)
Antal Czapkó	...	Prokop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gábor Albert	...	Rádió bemondó
Phaedra Almosd	...	Himnuszt éneklõ lány
Imre Baksa	...	Egyetemista
Máté Balatoni	...	Nemes Antal
László Bartók	...	Riporter
Péter Biros	...	Poljakov
Ibolya Bolyós	...	Rabn&otilde
Gergo Brummel	...	AVH katona
László Bálki	...	Vámtiszt
Miklós Bányai	...	Egyetemista
Attila Bárány	...	Zurov
Lajos Cs. Németh	...	Idõs férfi
László Csendes	...	Parasztember
Dávid Csente	...	Orosz játékos
András Czéh	...	Egyetemista
Iván Dengyel	...	Rádió bemondó
László Domokos	...	ÁVH tiszt
Zoltán Dózsa	...	sebhelyes ÁVH-s
József Fábry	...	Földi Mihály
János Füzi	...	Egyetemista
István Gergely	...	Lukics
Bálint Gundy-Tóth	...	Egyetemista
István Hajdú B.	...	Vizilabda kommentátor
Viktor Hankó	...	férfi a Rádiónál
Péter Harna	...	férfi a Parlamentnél
Máté Haumann	...	egyetemista Szegedrõl
Ákos Horváth	...	Jasvin
Balázs Hárai	...	Orosz tankos
Anna Jankovics	...	Lány
Gábor Kapusi	...	Egyetemista
Gábor Kaszper	...	Sárosi István
Andrea Kerekes	...	Himnuszt éneklõ lány
Lehel Kisfalusi	...	Egyetemista
Krisztina Kisfalvi	...	Lányát sirató nõ
Gergely Kiss	...	Misurin
Péter Korózs	...	ÁVH tiszt
Olivér Kovács	...	Orosz tankos
Rókus Kriszt	...	Orosz játékos
István Kátay	...	Akadémista katona
József Labancz	...	Orosz játékos
Szabolcs Lázár	...	Egyetemista
Bocskor Salló Lóránt	...	ÁVH tiszt
Attila Magyar	...	Rendõkapitány
Józsefné Majoros	...	Parasztasszony
Helga Mandel	...	Himnuszt éneklõ rabnõ
Péter Mihály	...	Ember
Zsolt Máthé	...	Egyetemista
Sándor Nagy	...	Orosz játékos
Veronika Nagy	...	Kardosné
Zsolt Nagy	...	ÁVH tiszt
Viktor Paján	...	Borakov
Katalin Pap	...	Himnuszt éneklõ rabnõ
Dániel Papp	...	Rádió bemondó
Tamás Persely	...	Orosz játékos
Attila Pinczes	...	Rendõrtiszt
Gábor Pintér	...	Orosz tankos
Adrienne Rajczi	...	Gyászruhás nõ
István Rajki	...	Jegyellenõ
Panna Ruisz	...	Lány
Roland Rába
Zoltán Schmied	...	DISZ-es
János Schwimmer	...	Nagy Imre
András Soltész	...	Vizilabda-bíró
Dániel Solymár	...	Egyetemista
Mihály Szabados	...	Orosz tankos
Márta Szabó	...	Munkásasszony
Álmos Szalay	...	Egyetemista
Attila Szatmari	...	ÁVH tiszt (as Szatmári Attila)
Béla Szemán	...	ÁVH tiszt
Ottó Szokolay	...	Bíró
Istvan Szori	...	Eredményjelzõ-kezelõ
Tamás Szurdi	...	Ember
Zoltán Szécsi	...	Veres Béla (Béci)
Bulcsú Székely	...	Leményi János (Peták)
Sándor Szûcs	...	Dékán
Gergely Tas	...	Egyetemista
Csaba Tokaji	...	Egyetemista
Miklós Turek	...	Köhögõ férfi
Zoltán Tóth	...	Börtönõr
Levente Törköly	...	Vámtiszt
Ottó Ulmann	...	ÁVH tiszt
Lívia Varjú	...	Himnuszt éneklõ rabnõ
Jolika Vator	...	Mészárosné
Edit Vlahovics	...	Fiú anyja a tanknál
Attila Vári	...	Pizsov
Péter Végh	...	Balázs atya
Alex Wiesner	...	Ónódy Ferenc - Szapi
Levente Zsembery	...	Egyetemista
Tamás Zsoldos	...	Orosz játékos
Iván Dániel Ármin	...	Lacika

Directed by
Krisztina Goda

Writing credits (WGA)
Joe Eszterhas		(screenplay) and
Éva Gárdos		(screenplay) and
Géza Bereményi		(screenplay) &
Réka Divinyi		(screenplay)
Joe Eszterhas		(story)
Colin K. Gray		(documentary "Freedom's Fury")

Produced by
Sándor Demján	....	executive producer
Tibor Krsko	....	associate producer
Clive Parsons	....	co-producer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	producer
Tamás Zákonyi S.	....	line producer
Tamás Zákonyi S.	....	producer

Original Music by
Nick Glennie-Smith

Cinematography by
Buda Gulyás
János Vecsernyés

Film Editing by
Éva Gárdos
Annamaria Szanto

Casting by
Zsolt Bándi

Production Design by
János Szabolcs

Art Direction by
Zsuzsanna Borvendég
Judit Csák

Set Decoration by
Peter Gantner		(as Gartner Péter)
Gábor Nagy

Costume Design by
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor

Makeup Department
Réka Görgényi	....	makeup artist
Judit Halász	....	hair stylist
Katalin Jakots	....	makeup supervisor (as Jakóts Katalin)
Balázs Novák	....	makeup artist
Gabriella Németh	....	key hair stylist
Iván Pohárnok	....	special makeup effects artist
Klári Szinek	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Kristóf Deák	....	post-production supervisor
Peter Seres	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong	....	second unit director
Eva Badacsonyi	....	location assistant director (as Badacsonyi Éva)
Bea Beliczai	....	daily crowd assistant director
Michelangelo Csaba Bolla	....	first assistant director
Gergely Fülöp	....	third assistant director
Gábor Gajdos	....	first assistant director
Akos Gobel	....	assistant director (as Göbel Ákos)
Márk Herjeczki	....	third assistant director
Eszter Kerekes	....	second assistant director
Tamás Mink	....	first assistant director
László Mészáros	....	location assistant director
Bogi Móricz	....	second assistant director
Tamas Reich	....	assistant director (as Reich Tamás)
Zsolt Szabo	....	assistant director (as Szabó Zsolt)
Adrienn Szabó	....	location assistant director
Réka Szabó	....	location assistant director
Dávid Valkó	....	location assistant director
Zoltán Áprily	....	location assistant director

Art Department
István Bártfai	....	buyer
Slemer Karolina	....	art department coordinator
Géza Kerti	....	assistant art director
József Király	....	standby construction
József Kiss	....	supervising construction manager
László Nagy	....	construction manager
Sándor Nagy	....	props
Beatrix Petõ	....	draughtsperson
Gábor Posevitz	....	props (as Gábor Posewitz)
Marton Szalay	....	props: second unit
Csaba Vásári	....	standby construction
Balázs M. Kovács	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Hugo Adams	....	foley editor
Ben Barker	....	sound effects editor
Ed Colyer	....	adr mixer
James Corless	....	sound mix technician
János Csáki	....	sound recordist: second unit
Thomas Dodgson	....	consultant: Dolby film sound
Mike Dowson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Danny Freemantle	....	assistant sound editor
Glen Gathard	....	assistant foley mixer
Paul Govey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Heslop	....	supervising sound editor
János Köporosy	....	sound recordist
György Rajna	....	assistant sound
Peter Schulteisz	....	boom operator: second unit
Szabolcs Stella	....	boom operator
Keith Tinman	....	sound effects editor
Ádám Turbuk	....	boom operator
Attila Tõzsér	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
János Bujdosó	....	weapons technician
Furedi Csaba	....	special effects technician
Gábor Csákovics	....	weapons technician
Attila Erczkovi	....	pyrotechnician (as Érczkövi Attila)
István Gittinger	....	pyrotechnician
Ferenc Hábetler	....	chief pyrotechnician
Gabor Kiszelly	....	special effects supervisor
László Kovács	....	pyrotechnician
Gyula Krasnyánszky	....	pyro supervisor
György Langer	....	pyrotechnician
Gábor Mészáros	....	pyrotechnician
Ferenc Ormos	....	special effects
Norbert Orosz	....	pyrotechnician
László Pintér	....	pyrotechnician
Attila Sarkadi	....	special effects technician
Ferenc Török	....	pyrotechnician
Attila Varsányi	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
Nádja Andrasev	....	assistant digital colorist
Károly Ari	....	arri laser
Szabolcs Horvatth	....	digital artist
Gábor Marinov	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Krisztián Czirják	....	stunts
Erika Cziráky	....	stunts
Kinga Gavalda	....	stunt double
Zoltán Gulyás Kiss	....	stunt double
Zoltán Gulyás Kiss	....	stunts
László Kósa	....	stunts
Zsolt Viktor Magyari	....	stunts
László Medriczky	....	stunts
Attila Mora	....	stunt performer
Ferenc Novinecz	....	stunts
Zoltan Papp	....	stunts
Miklós Pardányi	....	stunts
Gábor Pesta	....	stunts
Gábor Piroch	....	stunt coordinator
Kristóf Párdányi	....	stunts
Peter Rode	....	stunts
Akos Schenek	....	utility stunts (as Ákos Schenek)
Gáspár Szabó	....	stunt performer
Gyorgy Szanto	....	stunts
László Ujvári	....	stunts
Ildikó Szücs	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Botond Aszalós	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ernõ Bacsics	....	grip
Gyula Balogh	....	grip
Ádám Balogh	....	electrician
Csaba Bankhardt	....	rigging electrician
Antal Berger	....	electrician
György Berghoffer	....	electrician
István Bese	....	grip
Attila Bilik	....	gaffer
László Bille	....	camera operator
Attila Bogyai	....	rigging electrician
Károly Brauner	....	key grip
Gábor Bánrévi	....	electrician
Zoltán Bók	....	rigging electrician
Attila Csoboth	....	camera operator
Gellért Drávucz	....	central loader: second unit
Attila Dóczi	....	gaffer
István Faragó	....	electrician
Zsolt Fehér	....	first assistant camera
Tibor Fejér	....	electric rigging crew
Sándor Fényi	....	grip
István Gottmann	....	assistant camera
Károly Gál	....	best boy
Gergely Hajba	....	video assist operator
György Horváth	....	focus puller: second unit (as Gyuri)
Károly Kamerda	....	assistant camera
Gábor Kasza	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Gabor Kisgyorgy	....	electrician (as Kisgyörgy Gábor)
Zoltán Kovács	....	steadicam operator (as Kovács J. Zoltán)
Tamás Krausz	....	electrician
Tibor Krautwurst	....	electrician
Zoltán Kristoffy	....	electrician
Ferenc Krämli	....	grip
Csaba Nemesházi	....	assistant camera
Gyula Peterdy	....	grip
András Pozsár	....	grip
Viktor Racsek	....	electrician
Balázs Rozgonyi	....	video assist operator
Balázs Révész	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Balázs Révész	....	steadicam operator
Bálint Seress	....	assistant camera
Lajos Simon	....	dolly grip
István Szili	....	grip
Norbert Szücs	....	grip
Péter Rácz Tiger	....	video assist operator: second unit
Balázs Várszegi	....	video assist operator: second unit
Ádám Wallner	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Tamás Kertész	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melinda Domán	....	assistant costume designer
Zoltán Fonth	....	wardrobe assistant
Agnes Forgacs	....	dresser (as Forgács Ágnes)
Brigitta Kõvári	....	dresser
Gábor Kõvári	....	dresser
Zsofia Laczko	....	seamstress
Zsofia Laczko	....	wardrobe dresser
József Lender	....	dresser
Andrea Nárai	....	dresser
István Németh	....	dresser
Péter Palotás	....	dresser
Gabor Szabo	....	dresser
Éva Vass	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Nádja Andrasev	....	assistant digital colorist
Sarah Baker	....	post-production coordinator
Siobhan Boyes	....	post-production coordinator
Matyas Fekete	....	assistant editor
Zoltán Kovács	....	first assistant editor
Eszter Nagy	....	digital colorist
Bálint Tusor	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Benoît Groulx	....	orchestrator
Jamie Luker	....	music scoring engineer
Malcolm Luker	....	music scoring mixer
Jon Olive	....	music editor
Andy Patterson	....	music technical assistant

Transportation Department
István Ivanov	....	driver
Zsolt Somogyi	....	transportation coordinator
Sandor Tabanyi	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Rudolf András	....	location manager
Balázs Ari	....	titler
Csaba Bagossy	....	production assistant
Katalin Baranyi	....	production coordinator
Andrea Barzsó	....	location manager
Csaba Benedek	....	security coordinator
Tibor Benedek	....	waterpolo coordinator
Andrea Bényei	....	location unit manager
György Czutor	....	location manager
Kristóf Deák	....	assistant to director
Ray Felipe	....	script analyst
Rajmund Fodor	....	waterpolo coordinator
Rachel James	....	post-production accountant
Zoltán A. Kerényi	....	production coordinator
Barnabas Kiraly	....	location scout
János Kiss	....	safety diver: underwater unit
Ferenc Kondor	....	motor home
Claudia Kossik	....	location manager
Kinga Kovacs	....	production accountant
Balázs Kovács	....	extras coordinator
Barnabás Kovács	....	production assistant
Linda Marián	....	set runner
Laszlo Rorariusz	....	location manager
Dora Simko	....	script supervisor: second unit
Katalin Skuts	....	production assistant
Richard Szabó	....	security HOD
Carmen Tabanyi	....	script supervisor
Kolos Trimmel	....	production accountant
Dávid Ungvári	....	assistant to second unit director
Béla Vaszary	....	medical coordinator
Aaron Wiener	....	assistant: Mr. Vajna
Gabriella Winkler	....	script supervisor: second unit
Éva Zöld	....	production assistant

Thanks
Michael Barrett	....	special thanks
Bob Misiorowski	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• C2
• Cinergi
• Flashback Productions

Distributors

• Entermode (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Fortissimo Films (2007) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• Fortissimo Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Bunyik Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Schröder Media (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Visual Factory (2010) (UK) (all media)

Special Effects

• Digic Pictures
• GYAR Post Production

Other Companies

• Abacus Consult  accounting: audit
• Colorfront  digital intermediate
• Gearbox Sound and Vision  additional ProTools systems supplied by

Also Known As:

"Szabadság, szerelem" - Hungary (original title)

Runtime:

Germany:123 min (Berlin International Film Festival)

Country:

Hungary

Language:

Hungarian | Russian | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:12A | Sweden:15 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Budapest, Hungary

Company:

C2

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the semi-finals match at the 1956 Olympics, the Soviets wore dark caps, while the Hungarians had white ones.

Magnificent

This film is about the uprising of the citizens in Budapest against the Russians in 1956, and the subsequent symbolic water polo match in the 1956 Olympics.

This movie is powerful and words can hardly describe it. From the beginning, the tension between Hungary and USSR is already very visible in the film. Patriotism build up quickly, leading to the uprising of the Hungarians. The initial optimism is portrayed in an effective manner, and the viewers certainly connect wit the characters with their sense of pride and achievement. Though the romance between the leading characters seem to have a weak foundation, the subsequent portrayal is strong. They are willing to risk their own life to protect another.

The plot is told in a precise and direct manner. The shooting scenes are highly graphic, possibly to remind the world what terror they have gone through. The persistence of Viki is remarkable. Her efforts in resisting the Russians is brilliantly portrayed, and viewers get to connect with the uprising through her. On one hand, the promise of a free Hungary drives them forward; but on the other hand, the well equipped USSR army showers them with bullets and grenades that obliterates all hope for a brighter future.

The final water polo match has such a symbolic meaning. Even though the Hungarians are losing the war, they can beat the enemy in other ways. Hope and glory are invested in the water polo team. Through tight editing, the match is so powerful and breathtaking that my heart pumped with every one of their moves.

I particularly find the ending very well done. With the same national anthem, we see the transition from despair in prison to glory in the sports hall. It is such an emotional scene, so intense and so moving.

I completely lost count on how many explosions this film has. In fact I think it must be the film with the most explosion scenes I have ever seen. The budget for this film must have been astronomical.

From my Hungarian friend, the movie is historically accurate. Is it right to die for a glorious cause? As this film points out at one juncture, "He didn't die for the country. He died because he was killed by a machine gun". This film is thought provoking. Are freedom fighters pursuing an impossible dream? Have they given up their lives for nothing? This is an exceptionally powerful film. It is compelling, touching and the most importantly, crystallises the spirit of the humankind's desire for freedom. It easily becomes one of my favourite films in recent years.