My Father's Happy Years (1977)
Director Sandor Simo based this film on his recollections of a period in his father's life just after World War II. In the film, Janos Torok is a chemist and an entrepreneur With enormous enthusiasm, he gets loans to purchase a small chemical plant and begins experiments to create innovative products, such as hormones. Meanwhile, the communist party has come to dominate Hungarian life in such a way that his activities are viewed as little more than criminal. He is hauled away to a prison camp, but even then his letters home are full of boundless optimism and his ideas for further experiments.
Director:
Sándor Simó
Writer:
Sándor Simó
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Loránd Lohinszky as |
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István Bujtor as |
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Eszter Szakács as |
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József Madaras as |
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Dezső Garas as |
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Péter Andorai as |
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Irma Patkós as |
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Judit Meszléry as |
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Györgyi Tarján as |
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Tamás Dunai as |
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Péter Harsányi as |
| Writing | Sándor Simó | Screenplay |
| Directing | Sándor Simó | Director |
| Sound | Zdenkó Tamássy | Music |
| Crew | Tamás Andor | Cinematography |
| Editing | Éva Kármentő | Editor |