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The Witness
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The Witness

1979-06-06 · 108 min · ★ 8.2

Comedy

Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.

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Directors
Péter Bacsó
Production companies
Mafilm
Countries
Hungary
Status
Released

Top Cast

Ferenc KállaiFerenc KállaiJózsef Pelikán
Lajos ŐzeLajos ŐzeÁrpád Virág
Zoltán FábriZoltán FábriZoltán Dániel
Béla BothBéla BothBástya
Georgette MetzradtGeorgette MetzradtPotocsni
Róbert RátonyiRóbert RátonyiOperetta Singer
Károly BicskeyKároly BicskeyElemér Gulyás
Lili MonoriLili MonoriGizi
László VámosPsychologist
Ida VersényiGogolak
György BálintBishop
Pál BánóJudge
Tibor FehérPrison Guard
József IványiPolice Officer
Pál JákóPhysician
György KézdyGyörgy KézdyVirág's Detective
Péter KorbulyVirág's Detective
Lajos MezeyLajos MezeyWriter
István NémethBouncing Boy
István NovákKotász

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