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Abyss

Abyss

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Drama

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Nagy István, the formerly poor peasant boy returns to his native village as a teacher. His conviction is that the abyss between rich and poor can be diminished by good will. The rich Böröcz Horváth Klári returns his love, and also Böröcz Horváth is willing to help the poorest family, the Bakos. Bakos Jóska, who was sent to serve the tough Böröcz Horváth as a payment, dies of an infected wound and the people in the village hold the teacher liable as well. Nagy István realises, that the abyss cannot be ceased, what is more, it is impassable. He breaks up with his fiancée and stands by the side of the poor.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

05 June 1956

Country

Hungary

Cast

Margit Bara

Margit Bara

Klári Horváth Böröcz

Imre Sinkovits

Imre Sinkovits

István Nagy

Ferenc Bessenyei

Ferenc Bessenyei

Horváth Böröcz

Dajka Margit

Dajka Margit

Aunt Bakos

József Bihari

József Bihari

uncle Jani Veréb

Teri Horváth

Teri Horváth

Júlia Bakos

Tibor Molnár

Tibor Molnár

Ferenc Bakos

Rudolf Somogyvári

Rudolf Somogyvári

Jegyzõ

Erzsi Pártos

Erzsi Pártos

Aunt Mari

Ferenc Pethes

Ferenc Pethes

Fakó-Kovács

Eva Teffer

Eva Teffer

Erzsi Lukács

István Palotai

István Palotai

Gépész

Tibor Csögör

Tibor Csögör

Bakos Jóska

Mária Boros

Mária Boros

László Bánhidy

László Bánhidy

István Egri

István Egri

Antal Farkas

Antal Farkas

Zoltán Gera

Zoltán Gera

László Hlatky

László Hlatky

Eva Kapeller

Eva Kapeller

Lajos Kelemen

Lajos Kelemen

József Konrád

József Konrád

Sándor Kocsis

Sándor Kocsis

Károly Kovács

Károly Kovács

Vanda Kátay

Vanda Kátay

László Misoga

László Misoga

Gábor Mádi Szabó

Gábor Mádi Szabó

Viola Orbán

Viola Orbán

Tibor Patassy

Tibor Patassy

Gellért Raksányi

Gellért Raksányi

Mária Rákosi

Mária Rákosi

Kornélia Sallay

Kornélia Sallay

Sándor Siménfalvy

Sándor Siménfalvy

Nusi Somogyi

Nusi Somogyi

Gyula Szabó

Gyula Szabó

Endre Szemethy

Endre Szemethy

György Szoó

György Szoó

Ernõ Szénási

Ernõ Szénási

András Tassy

András Tassy

Irma Vass

Irma Vass

Antal Weiser

Antal Weiser

György Weiser

György Weiser

András Fekete

András Fekete

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