Late Season

1967 1h 59m HU

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8.8

MASTERPIECE

★8.8TMDB · 3

ComedyDrama

Synopsis

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Against the backdrop of the Adolph Eichmann trials, an elderly paraplegic pharmacist is summoned to the police station, where he believes that his hidden wartime guilt has caught up with him, unaware that it is all in fact an elaborate practical joke.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Antal Páger
Kerekes Kálmán
József Szendrő
Zorkay bíró
János Rajz
Sodits
Noémi Apor
A vörös nő
Sándor Kőmíves
Lauffer
Samu Balázs
Dezső
Károly Kovács
Bonta
Klári Tolnay
Szilágyiné

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Zoltán Fábri
Writers: Péter Szász
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Hungary

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ERA

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59 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Zoltán Fábri, shot by György Illés. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Szabolcs Fényes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ferencné Szécsényi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Antal Páger and József Szendrő and János Rajz carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0061146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Zoltán Fábri directs. György Illés behind the camera. Szabolcs Fényes scores. Ferencné Szécsényi cuts. Produced in Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

159 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Zoltán Fábri, shot by György Illés. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Szabolcs Fényes. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Ferencné Szécsényi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Antal Páger and József Szendrő and János Rajz carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0061146 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.