The Fanatics (1962)
Bene, tired of the professional battles of engineers and trying to escape a ship-wrecked marriage, asks to be transferred to the country. The gravest problem of the sandy region in Nagyalföld (Great Hungarian Plain) is the shortage of water. The tireless director of the local state farm asks for Bene's support, but the disillusioned man refuses him.
Director:
Károly Makk
Writers:
Károly Makk, Lajos Galambos, Félix Máriássy.
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György Pálos as Bene László, vízmérnök |
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Éva Pap as Edi |
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Ádám Szirtes as Kecskés János, igazgató |
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Lajos Básti as Mezei-Hardt István (as Básthy Lajos) |
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Ferenc Kállai as Oláh Frigyes, mérnök |
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Zoltán Makláry as Józsi bácsi |
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Tibor Molnár as Fõigazgató |
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Sándor Pécsi as Kútfúró mester |
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Ferenc Ladányi as Képviselõ |
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Sándor Tompa as Fõkönyvelõ |
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István Avar as Csõgyárigazgató |
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András Ambrus as Rendõr |
| Writing | Gyula Kékesdi | Writer |
| Writing | Károly Makk | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lajos Galambos | Screenplay |
| Directing | Károly Makk | Director |
| Writing | Félix Máriássy | Screenplay |
| Art | Béla Zeichán | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erzsébet Mialkovszky | Costume Design |
| Camera | György Illés | Director of Photography |
| Writing | István Almási | Novel |
| Editing | Ferencné Szécsényi | Editor |
| Sound | Szabolcs Fényes | Original Music Composer |
| Art | József Bauer | Set Decoration |