Summary Allegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army spares the life of father Vargha, a fanatical priest. He comes back and leads massacres. A new force, represented by Feher, apparently avenges the people, but only to impose a different, more refined and effective kind of repression. View more details
Directed : Miklós Jancsó
Written : Miklós Jancsó Gyula Hernádi
Stars : Daniel Olbrychski József Madaras Márk Zala Lajos Balázsovits
Genres : Drama War
Release date : Apr 21, 1971
Countries of origin : Hungary
Language : Hungarian
Production companies : MAFILM Stúdió 1
Summary Allegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army spares the life of father Vargha, a fanatical priest. He comes back and leads massacres. A new force, represented by Feher, apparently avenges the people, but only to impose a different, more refined and effective kind of repression. View more details
Genres : Drama War
Release date : Apr 21, 1971
Countries of origin : Hungary
Language : Hungarian
Production companies : MAFILM Stúdió 1
