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The Witness
The Witness

The Witness

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Hungarian

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

8.108/10

Release Date

06 June 1979

Country

Hungary

Cast

Ferenc Kállai

Ferenc Kállai

József Pelikán

Lajos Őze

Lajos Őze

Árpád Virág

Zoltán Fábri

Zoltán Fábri

Zoltán Dániel

Béla Both

Béla Both

Bástya

Georgette Metzradt

Georgette Metzradt

Potocsni

Róbert Rátonyi

Róbert Rátonyi

Operetta Singer

Károly Bicskey

Károly Bicskey

Elemér Gulyás

Lili Monori

Lili Monori

Gizi

László Vámos

László Vámos

Psychologist

Ida Versényi

Ida Versényi

Gogolak

György Bálint

György Bálint

Bishop

Pál Bánó

Pál Bánó

Judge

Tibor Fehér

Tibor Fehér

Prison Guard

József Iványi

József Iványi

Police Officer

Pál Jákó

Pál Jákó

Physician

György Kézdy

György Kézdy

Virág's Detective

Péter Korbuly

Péter Korbuly

Virág's Detective

Lajos Mezey

Lajos Mezey

Writer

István Németh

István Németh

Bouncing Boy

István Novák

István Novák

Kotász

György Pálffy

György Pálffy

József Pecsenke

József Pecsenke

Bástya's Bodyguard

Tibor Sipeki

Tibor Sipeki

Police Officer

Lajos Tándor

Lajos Tándor

Usher

Mások

Mások

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