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Gloomy Sunday
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Gloomy Sunday

1999-10-21 · 112 min · ★ 7.7

Drama · Romance

Budapest in the 1930s. Restaurant owner Laszlo hires pianist András to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona who inspires András to his only composition. His song of Gloomy Sunday is, at first, loved and then feared, for its melancholic melody sets off a chain of suicides. The fragile balance of the erotic ménage à trois is sent off kilter when the German Hans falls in love with Ilona as well.

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Directors
Rolf Schübel
Production companies
Studio Hamburg Filmproduktion, Dom Film
Countries
Germany, Hungary
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 585,604

Top Cast

Marozsán ErikaMarozsán ErikaIlona
Joachim KrólJoachim KrólLászló
Ben BeckerBen BeckerHans Wieck
Stefano DionisiStefano DionisiAndrás
András BálintAndrás BálintIlonas Sohn
Géza BorosGeigenspieler
Rolf BeckerRolf BeckerDer alte Wieck
Ilse ZielstorffIlse ZielstorffFrau Wieck
Ferenc BácsFerenc BácsBotschafter
Júlia ZsolnaiFrau Botschafter
Áron SiposArzt (as Aron Sipos)
Ernst KahlZeichner Torresz
Jörg GillnerChefkoch Istvan
Denis MoschittoDenis MoschittoLehrling Inas
István MikóIstván MikóKartoffelhändler
Michael GampeMichael GampeDirektor Novak
Karl FischerKarl FischerHerr Svoboda
Markus HeringMarkus HeringHerr Schwitz
Werner BrehmPostbote
Wanja MuesWanja MuesHerr Mendel

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