Country
France
Date
May 23, 1969
Note
Cannes Film Festival
1h 48min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lili Monori | Gizi |
| László Vámos | Psychologist |
| Ida Versényi | Gogolak |
| György Bálint | Bishop |
| Pál Bánó | Judge |
| Tibor Fehér | Prison Guard |
| József Iványi | Police Officer |
| Pál Jákó | Physician |
| György Kézdy | Virág's Detective |
| Péter Korbuly | Virág's Detective |
| Lajos Mezey | Writer |
| István Németh | Bouncing Boy |
| István Novák | Kotász |
| György Pálffy | |
| József Pecsenke | Bástya's Bodyguard |
| Tibor Sipeki | Police Officer |
| Lajos Tándor | Usher |
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Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | A tanú |
| Lingua originale | Magyar (HU) |
| Lingue parlate | Magyar |
| Paesi di produzione | Hungary |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Mafilm |
| Data di uscita | 6 giugno 1979 |
| Writer | Péter Bacsó |
| Editors | Sándor Boronkay, Aurélné Varga |
| Cinematography | János Zsombolyai, József Halom |
| Asst. Directors | Dezső Koza, Péter Bacsó |
| Lighting | Márton Widuchowski |
| Camera Operators | József Halom, János Zsombolyai |
| Add. Photography | József Halom, János Zsombolyai |
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| Production Design | Tamás Vayer, László Blahó, Judit Vidéki |
| Art Direction | László Blahó, Tamás Vayer, Judit Vidéki |
| Set Decoration | Judit Vidéki, Tamás Vayer, László Blahó |
| Composer | György Vukán, Károly Peller |
| Sound | György Vukán, Károly Peller |
| Costume Design | Katalin Ján, Ottilia Pásztory |
| Makeup | Ottilia Pásztory, Katalin Ján |
| Hairstyling | Ottilia Pásztory, Katalin Ján |
| Collezione | The Witness Collection |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
United States
Date
Sep 26, 1981
Note
New York Film Festival
Theatrical release
Country
Hungary
Date
Jun 06, 1979
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