Fallow Land (1973)
The story of the film with a touch of journalistic atmosphere takes place in the autumn 1919 after the fall of the proletarian dictatorship. The main figure is Zilahy Kálmán, a high-school teacher, very much attracted to Ady's ideology. He is, at the same time, a rational minded sober character keeping a certain distance from the chaotic events. During the first months of the terror of the Whites, he takes a stand for his persecuted colleague, and with his wife's help, he hides Pálos, a Communist commissar in his flat.
Director: András Kovács
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Zoltán Latinovits as Zihaly Kálmán - Tanár |
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Sándor Horváth as Pálos Endre |
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Andrea Drahota as Zihaly Andrea - Fotós |
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László Mensáros as Sághy- Igazgató |
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Antal Páger as Bíró |
| Directing | András Kovács | Director |
| Writing | András Kovács | Writer |
| Editing | Éva Kármentő | Editor |
| Camera | György Illés | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Andor Kovács | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Tamás Vayer | Production Design |
| Art | András Földes | Set Decoration |
| Art | Boldizsár Simonka | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erzsébet Mialkovszky | Costume Design |