Heroic Times

1984 1h 23m HU

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 14

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The tragic medieval tale of a man of inhuman strength, fierce temper and a desire for noble knighthood. While on the run as a murderer, he finds new life as a knight, only to face disillusionment, the horrors of war and ugly human vices.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Adrienne Csengery
(voice)
Gyula Szabó
Narrator (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: József Gémes
Writers: József Gémes, János Arany
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Hungary

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by József Gémes, shot by György Varga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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6 / 8

CAST

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Adrienne Csengery and Gyula Szabó carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0847478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

József Gémes directs. György Varga behind the camera. János Decsényi scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian.

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Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
242 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by József Gémes, shot by György Varga. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by János Decsényi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Adrienne Csengery and Gyula Szabó carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0847478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 14 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: György Varga
Original score: János Decsényi
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: HU
IMDB: Heroic Times (1984)

Awards

Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film

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BornKnight2024-02-24
★ 8/10
Dalias Idok is an Hungarian 1984 animated feature directed by József Gémes about chivalry. Hungarian animations are a world aside from many countries and have different approaches and themes from the majority of the counties (for example see "Habfürdö' from 1980). This is also the case with this animation that have an painting graphic style that resemble an oil panting. It is It is an adaptation of the Toldi trilogy, a 19th-century epic poem in three parts by János Arany (1817 – 1882) written in 1800, inspired by the legendary Miklós Toldi, who served in the Hungarian King Louis the Great's army in the 13th century. The trilogy recounted the medieval stories of Toldi as the king's champion. Miklós Toldi (c. 1320 – November 22, 1390) was a Hungarian nobleman from Bihar County of the Kingdom of Hungary, who is remembered as a legendary strong hero in Hungarian folklore, long thought of being a legend but later fund to be a real man. You have all the features from a classic chivalry story here, from heroic acts to tragedy, lost loves, battles and a bitter end. I watched the restaurated work from the original negative and magnetic tapes, in 4K made in Hungary in 2022, for the National Film Institute - Film Archive and Lab of the country. My score: a 8.5 out of 10.0 / A - .

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