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Budapest Tales
Budapest Tales

Budapest Tales

Genres

Drama

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"Budapest Tales" is about a group of people (consisting of Szabo regular Andras Balint along with Ildiko Bansagi and Karoly Kovacs) who find a broken down tram while trying to go to the city. The people band together and try to get the tram back on the train tracks and head towards the city. Along this journey the passengers encounter many people who join them on the tram. What started out as only a handful of people has now turned into a small village. As the people travel on to the city each person takes on certain roles and through the course of time these roles will change. Some people fall in love, others out of love, and a few even die. But life goes on. The people keep the tram going hoping to reach Budapest.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Runtime

90 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

02 March 1977

Country

Hungary

Cast

Ági Mészáros

Ági Mészáros

Gréti néni

Maja Komorowska

Maja Komorowska

Színeket Tudó Lány

Franciszek Pieczka

Franciszek Pieczka

Énekes

András Bálint

András Bálint

Fényes

Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Nanette

József Madaras

József Madaras

Kopaszodós

Vilmos Kun

Vilmos Kun

The Barber

Rita Békés

Rita Békés

Családból Való Nő

Károly Kovács

Károly Kovács

Tablós

Szymon Surmiej

Szymon Surmiej

Doktor

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