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Petőfi '73

Petőfi '73

1973 1h 10m

Using high-school students, Hungarian director Ferenc Kardos re-created the 1848 revolutionary period in that country's history which was dominated by the poet/soldier Sandor Petofi (1822-1849). Petofi wrote many epic poems which inspired Hungarian nationalism, the most well-known of which is Up Magyar! The students were encouraged to improvise without costumes or scenery, and did so with gusto.

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Synopsis

Using high-school students, Hungarian director Ferenc Kardos re-created the 1848 revolutionary period in that country's history which was dominated by the poet/soldier Sandor Petofi (1822-1849). Petofi wrote many epic poems which inspired Hungarian nationalism, the most well-known of which is Up Magyar! The students were encouraged to improvise without costumes or scenery, and did so with gusto.

Behind it

Ferenc KardosDirectorIstván KardosScreenplayJános KendeCinematography

Cast

Mihály KovácsPetőfi Sándor
Kata KányaKata KányaDamjanich
Zoltán FábiánDembinszky
Nóra KovácsSzendrey Júlia
Can TogayCan TogayKossuth Lajos
Tibor CsizmadiaVasvári Pál
Csaba OszkayMadarász László
Attila KőhalmiJókai
Miklós DonikOrlay Petrik Soma
Péter SvádaBem
Péter BlaskóPéter BlaskóKlapka
János MarosvölgyiDembinszky
Péter SzuhayGörgey

Director

Ferenc Kardos

Writers

István Kardos, Ferenc Kardos

Release date

16 Jun 1973

Runtime

1h 10m

Studio

Budapest Filmstúdió Vállalat

Language

Hungarian

Country

Hungary

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