Movie Description
Menschen von Budapest
(1960)Overview
In spring 1957 Budapest, former lovers Sándor and Mónika reunite after 16 years at a street‐corner café. Their conversation flashes back to 1941, when Hungary joined WWII under Horthy and eight fresh teacher‐graduates, including Sándor and Mónika, vowed lifelong solidarity. War and shifting politics fracture their bond and force each to choose a path through turbulent decades. The drama echoes the 1956 uprising: participants seeking reform are branded “counter‐revolutionaries,” denounced by steadfast communists like László, who scorns defectors such as Béla for “dishonouring socialism and the people.”
Featured Crew
- Director : Fritz Wisten
- Writer : Mesterházi Lajos
- Cast : Otto Tausig,Hans-Joachim Martens,Armin Mueller-Stahl,Maly Delschaft,Marion van de Kamp,Wilfried Ortmann,Horst Schön,Hans-Joachim Hanisch,Edwin Marian,Gisela Rimpler,Marianne Wünscher,Günther Ballier,Harry Hindemith,Joachim Konrad,Horst Lommatzsch,Erich Brauer
Cast
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Facts
Original TitleMenschen von Budapest
Status Released
Release Information
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1960-04-02
Original LanguageUnknown
Production CompaniesFernsehen der DDR
Genres
- Drama
