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The Notebook ()

A nagy füzet (original title)
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Twin siblings enduring the harshness of WWII in a village on the Hungarian border hedge their survival on studying and learning from the evil surrounding them.

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Cast

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László Gyémánt ...
Iker
András Gyémánt ...
Iker
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Nagyanya
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Tiszt
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Apa
Gyöngyvér Bognár ...
Anya
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A tiszt barátja
Péter Andorai ...
Plébános
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Szolgálólány (as Kiss Diána)
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Nyúlszáj (as Tóth Orsi)
Enikö Börcsök ...
Nyúlszáj anyja
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Cipész
Lajos Kovács ...
Rendõr
András Réthelyi ...
Ordonánc
Krisztián Kovács ...
Katona (as Kovács Krisztián)
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öreg hajléktalan (as Székely B. Miklós)
Gyula Kovács ...
Postás
Ákos Köszegi ...
Magyar tiszt (as Kõszegi Ákos)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
József Gyula Gallai ...
Jewish Deportee (uncredited)
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German soldier (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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János Szász

Written by

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Tom Abrams ... (dramaturge)
 
Agota Kristof ... (novel)
 
András Szekér ... (screenplay)
 
János Szász ... (script)

Produced by

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Karin Berghammer ... line producer
Alexander Dumreicher-Ivanceanu ... co-producer
Marc Irmer ... co-producer
Marcos Kantis ... line producer
Albert Kitzler ... executive producer
Alfie Lang-Král ... line producer
Bady Minck ... co-producer
György Such ... executive producer
János Szász ... executive producer
Pál Sándor ... producer
Sándor Söth ... producer
Erika Tarr ... line producer

Cinematography by

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Christian Berger

Editing by

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Szilvia Ruszev

Editorial Department

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Máté Feles ... assistant editor
Michael Reuter ... post production supervisor
Tobias Schaarschmidt ... digital intermediate supervisor
David Steinberger ... post-production coordinator
Zoltán Varga ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Heta Mantscheff
Viktor Oszkár Nagy

Production Design by

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István Galambos

Art Direction by

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Juliane Friedrich

Set Decoration by

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Miklós Molnár
András Sinka
Nancy Vogel

Costume Design by

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János Breckl

Makeup Department

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Ulrike Borrmann ... makeup artist (as Ulrika Borrmann)
Szandra Bíró ... makeup artist
Szilvia Dobrovitz ... makeup artist
Christin Goy ... makeup artist (as Christin Lässig)
Péter Gyöngyösi ... hair stylist
Judit Halász ... hair stylist
László Horváth ... hair stylist
Katalin Jakots ... makeup artist (as Jakóts Kati)
Ancsa Kriskó ... key makeup artist
Réka Maróti ... makeup artist
Magdolna Márta ... makeup artist
Janina Münch ... makeup artist
Gabriella Németh ... hair stylist (as Németh Gabi)
Erzsébet Rácz ... hair stylist
Csaba Szever ... hair stylist
Attila Végh ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Zsuzsa Gregus ... unit manager
Olaf Kirbach ... production manager
Nathalie Musso ... production manager
Cili Payer ... unit manager
Johannes Schuchardt ... unit manager
David Steinberger ... post-production producer
Zsolt Valkony ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tamás Császár ... second assistant director
Linda Dombrovszky ... first assistant director
Vera Janisch ... pre production director
Dàniel Lengyel ... third assistant director (as Daniel Lengyel)
István Molinár ... pre production director (as Molinár István)

Art Department

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Gergely Csóri ... set dresser
Lásdzló Eigner ... standby construction
Christian Enders ... standby construction
Nándor Gócs ... standby construction
Gábor Hegyes ... painter
Bence Kalmár ... assistant production designer
László Kovács ... props
István Kurta ... scenic artist
Gyula Mata ... painter
Gábor Potásy ... props (as Potássy Gábor)
Péter Varga ... construction manager
Thomas Wolf ... property master
Katrin Wunschel ... painter
Csaba Zoltán ... props

Sound Department

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Valerio Brini ... re-recording mixer: Italian Language
Katalin Dezsõffy Rajz ... dubbing director
Csaba Erös ... boom operator (as Erõs Csaba)
Attila Haraszty ... sound technician (as Haraszti Attila)
Brigitta Kajdácsi ... dubbing editor
Martin Langenbach ... foley artist
Manuel Laval ... supervising sound designer
Sabrina Naumann-Reichow ... dialogue editor (as Sabrina Naumann)
Tamás Pataki ... sound technician
Matthias Schwab ... re-recording mixer
Gábor Sipos ... sound mixer / sound recordist
István Sipos ... sound mixer
Stephan Stroetz ... foley editor
Christoph Wieczorek ... foley mixer

Special Effects by

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János Berki ... special effects technician
Zsolt Csóka ... special effects assistant
Ferenc Kardos ... special effects supervisor
Gyula Krasnyánszky ... pyrotechnic effects supervisor
Ferenc Ormos ... special effects technician
Norbert Orosz ... special effects technician
Attila Érczkövi ... pyrotechnician (as Érczkövi Attila)

Visual Effects by

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Jean-Michel Boublil ... visual effects supervisor
Frank Jentner ... matte painter
Florian Obrecht ... visual effects artist
Moritz Peters ... digital intermediate colorist
Hector Robles Fernandez ... visual effects artist

Stunts

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György Kivés ... stunt coordinator
József Kovalik Sr. ... assistant stunt coordinator (as József Kovalik)
János Paál ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jakob Ballinger ... gaffer
Károly Brauner ... key grip
Norbert Csontos ... grip
Tamás Dobos ... still photographer
Dániel Farkas ... video assist operator: additional scenes
Fabian Freitag ... data wrangler
Thomas Froemel ... lighting technician (as Thomas Frömel)
Gerald Helf ... camera operator
Benjamin Hirlinger ... lighting technician
János Jack ... camera trainee
Gábor Kasza ... second assistant camera
Michael Kirschenlohr ... d.i.t/dallies colourist
Dieter Knestel ... first assistant camera
László Krasznai ... electrician
Norbert Kroó ... generator operator
Péter Meiszner ... camera trainee: dailies
Manuel Nevosad ... best boy
Daniel Schunn ... data wrangler
Attila Szilágyi ... video operator
Simon Veroneg ... digital image technician

Animation Department

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Géza Szöllõsi ... animation special designer

Casting Department

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András Györffy ... additional casting
Márta Liener ... extras casting
Edda Reiser ... additional casting
Petra Szõcs ... additional casting
György Vidovszky ... additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Claudia Blumenauer ... dresser
Anne Gorke ... dresser
Sonja Hesse ... assistant costume designer: Germany
Rózsa Horváth ... dresser
Attila Jánosi ... wardrobe
Péter Palotás ... dresser
Ágnes Pleskonits ... wardrobe
Stefanie Soßdorf ... dresser (as Stefanie Sossdorf)
Sabine Still ... dresser
Gergö Szabó ... dresser

Location Management

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Pál Bakos ... location security
Tibor Budaházi ... location security
Imre Csík ... location security
Attila Czeglédi ... location security
Zoltán Kulcsár ... location technician (as Kulcsár 'Laza' Zoltán)
Viktor Mandik ... location technician
Péter Mandák ... location technician
István Molinár ... location scout (as Molinár István)
Ferenc Márta ... location security
Károly Mészáros ... location security
András Nyírõ ... location security
Imre Rakóczi ... location security
József Spáth ... location technician
György Szemere ... location manager
András Tóth ... location manager
Lajos Tölgyesi ... location security
István Zámbó ... location security

Music Department

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James Apollo ... composer: additional music
Manuel Laval ... composer: additional music
Agnes Mandoki ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Tamás Réczei ... script consultant
Krisztina Szigeti ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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István Bingler ... driver
István Csendes ... driver
Csaba Forgon ... driver (as Csaba Forgo)
Gábor Gonda ... driver
Thomas Harre ... driver
Tibor Hauer ... driver
Hakan Karahan ... driver
József Koszta ... transportation coordinator
Loránd Molnár ... driver
Holger Möbes ... driver
Michael Naue ... driver: props
József Nyíri ... driver
Andreas Pietschmann ... driver
Csaba Pásztor ... driver
Imre Solti ... driver
Károly Szénási ... driver
Tamás Varga ... driver
Marc Wadewitz ... driver: props
Ferenc Ziaja ... driver
József Zsiga ... driver (as Zsiga József)

Additional Crew

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Ina Almeroth ... production coordinator assistant
Réka Angyalosi ... production accountant
Michael Becker ... unit production assistant
Vivien Dienes ... teacher
Katalin Dr. Kucserák ... legal advisor (as Kucserák Katalin)
Marie Dubas ... production assistant
Kitti Erdõs ... caterer
Laura Ettel ... production assistant
Attila Faluközi ... caterer
Sara Fischer ... production assistant
Margó Fixek ... production accountant
Róbert Gál ... animal trainer
Marina Haake ... production accountant
Árpád Halász ... animal coordinator
Florian Hartzsch ... stage manager
Csaba Hegyi ... unit
Krisztina Hegyi ... medical coordinator
Sándor Horváth ... caterer
Ágota Horváth ... cashier
Amélie Jacquis ... production assistant
Petra Kader-Göbel ... project coordinator
Máté Kelemen ... stand-by medic
Albert Kitzler ... legal advisor (as Dr. Albert Kitzler)
Marcus Lengler ... caterer
Dàniel Lengyel ... interpreter (as Daniel Lengyel)
Silvia Loinjak ... pre production assistant
Zsuzsa Medve ... legal advisor
Réka Michnai ... caterer (as Michnai Réka Luca)
István Molinár ... children caretaker (as Molinár István)
Nathalie Musso ... production accountant
Edit Nagy ... producer assistant
Viktor Nagy ... animal trainer
Ágnes Nagy ... production accountant
Ula Okrojek ... production assistant
Éva Ott ... stand-by medic
János Palló ... animal trainer
János Papp ... health & safety advisor
Gabriella Pete ... caterer
Verena Radke ... production coordinator
Rosanna Rau ... stage manager
Edda Reiser ... pre production assistant
Anikó Rákóczi ... teacher
Ivet Seifer ... caterer (as Ivett Seifert)
Julia Solas ... production assistant
Claudia Stanetty ... production accountant
Laura Szabó ... animal trainer
Nikolett Szabó ... caterer
Michael Tausch ... caterer (as Micha Tausch)
Géza Varga ... caterer
Gábor Xantus ... medic: supervisor (as Dr. Xantus Gábor)

Thanks

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László Buchmüller ... special thanks
Zita Buchmüller ... special thanks
Alexander Dill ... special thanks
Jan Hasenfuß ... special thanks (as Jan Hasenfuss)
Agota Kristof ... in memory of
Pál Zarnóczky ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The Nazis have invaded Hungary and war is raging in the main cities. To avoid it, a woman leaves her thirteen-year-old twin boys at their grandmother's place in the countryside. The children don't know their grandmother, a dirty, miserly, and mean old woman who barely allows them inside the house. Left to their own devices, the two children learn to cope with hunger, the cold, and the everyday cruelty in a devastated country. To protect themselves, the twins reject all moral codes and values and instead take their lessons from the evil around them in order to try to survive. The siblings studiously note, as objectively as possible, their discoveries and their burgeoning knowledge in a notebook. Written by AnonymousB

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Taglines In Hungary during World War II to survive is everything. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Das große Heft (Germany)
  • Le grand cahier (France)
  • The Eyes of the Beholder (United States)
  • The Notebook (United States)
  • The Notebook (World-wide, English title)
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Runtime
  • 112 min
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Budget HUF953,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend Hungary HUF2,890,710, 22 Sep 2013

Did You Know?

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Trivia Official submission of Hungary for the Best Foreign Language Film category of the 86th Academy Awards in 2014. The film made the shortlist of the last 9 films, but was not nominated. See more »

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