Do not Lean out of the Window

1978 1h 15m EN

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7.3

SOLID

★7.3TMDB · 3

Comedy

Synopsis

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At the station of Almamellék the semaphore turns red unexpectedly and the conductor shows a stowaway - with no money nor ticket - off the train. The stowaway has to undergo a serious and long investigation that tries to uncover the reasons for his "deed". In the meantime he can watch, like a spectator in a movie-theatre, how Kerek József, the strutting stationmaster rules his ridiculous empire through office bureaucracy, indifference, servility and negligence.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nándor Tomanek
Gyula Bodrogi
János Szikora
Mari Kiss
Ferenc Bencze
Róbert Koltai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: János Zsombolyai
Writers: András Simonffy
Languages: Hungarian
Countries: Hungary

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RUNTIME

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Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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48 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 János Zsombolyai, shot by Elemér Ragályi. 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 Presser Gábor. 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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Nándor Tomanek and Gyula Bodrogi and János Szikora carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0077799 — 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

János Zsombolyai directs. Elemér Ragályi behind the camera. Presser Gábor scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Hungary. Dialogue in Hungarian.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 75-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
248 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by János Zsombolyai, shot by Elemér Ragályi. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Presser Gábor. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Nándor Tomanek and Gyula Bodrogi and János Szikora carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0077799 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.