The Midas Touch (1989)
A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.
Director: Géza Bereményi
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Károly Eperjes as Monori Sándor |
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Judit Pogány as Monoriné |
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Enikő Eszenyi as Monori Marika |
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Barnabás Tóth as Valkó Imi |
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Péter Andorai as Berci |
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Géza Balkay as Temesvári Miklós |
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Gyula Pauer as Gombacsik |
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Péter Haumann as Nyomozó |
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István Basa as Tarzan |
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János Bata as |
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Mariann Falusi as énekesnő a bárban |
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Gábor Ferenczi as Gida |
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Péter Forgács as |
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Henrik Pauer as kis Gombacsik |
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László Konter as |
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Géza D. Hegedűs as |
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Eszter Nagy-Kálózy as |
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István Jeney as |
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Ágnes Kamondy as |
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György Kölgyesi as |
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Kristóf Kata as |
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Györgyi Lang as |
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László Méhes as |
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Lili Monori as |
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Sándor Sőth as |
| Directing | Géza Bereményi | Director |
| Writing | Géza Bereményi | Writer |
| Sound | Ferenc Darvas | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Sándor Kardos | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Teri Losonci | Editor |
| Art | Gyula Pauer | Production Design |
| Art | Boldizsár Simonka | Set Decoration |
| Art | János P. Nagy | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | János Breckl | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gyula Pauer | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zsuzsa Pártényi | Costume Design |
