Hungary / Mar 02, 1963
New Gilgames (1963)
Directed by Mihály Szemes
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1h 34min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The story recalling the spirit of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king quarrelling with his approaching death, takes place in a cancer hospital in Budapest. Dávid, the young ethnography scientist resigned to his lot and is indifferent to his approaching death. His specialist reckons, however, that such a searching and stubborn mind with thorough knowledge of the nature of his own illness, will be able to fight death.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Imre Sinkovits | Chief Engineer |
| János Rajz | Jani Nyíri |
| Oszkár Ascher | Jóna |
| Ernö Szabó | Sonneborn, bookseller |
| Zoltán Basilides | |
| Anikó Felföldi | |
| László Ferencz | |
| György Györffy | |
| Tibor Haraszin | |
| Éva Kelemen | |
| Mária Keresztessy | |
| János Koltai | |
| Ilka Petur | |
| István Prókai | |
| József S. Tóth | |
| Anni Eisen | |
| József Láng |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Új Gilgames |
| Original language | EN |
| Spoken languages | Magyar |
| Production countries | Hungary |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Hunnia Filmstúdió |
| Release date | 2 marzo 1963 |
| Writer | Ida András, József Solymár |
| Editing | Mihály Morell |
| Cinematography | Barnabás Hegyi |
| Assistant directors | Mihály Szemes |
| Camera operators | Barnabás Hegyi |
| Additional photography | Barnabás Hegyi |
| Production design | István Básthy |
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| Art direction | István Básthy |
| Set decoration | István Básthy |
| Music | Emil Petrovics, György Pintér |
| Sound | György Pintér, Emil Petrovics |
| Costume design | Zsazsa Lázár, Károly Hadai |
| Makeup | Károly Hadai, Zsazsa Lázár |
| Hairstyling | Károly Hadai, Zsazsa Lázár |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Russia / Apr 05, 1965
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