

The Witness
1979-06-06 · 108 min · ★ 8.2
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
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Ferenc KállaiJózsef Pelikán
Lajos ŐzeÁrpád Virág
Zoltán FábriZoltán Dániel
Béla BothBástya
Georgette MetzradtPotocsni
Róbert RátonyiOperetta Singer
Károly BicskeyElemér Gulyás
Lili MonoriGizi
György KézdyVirág's Detective
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