Volley for a Black Buffalo (1985)
During the years following World War II, a new boy arrives to class 7/c, and the audience learns to know the lives of the drunkard teacher, his husband-cheating wife, the lonely music teacher hiding behind her paper flowers, the wise count deprived of all his properties, the jovial parish priest and especially the buffalo owner of tragic fate who lost his four daughters, alongside with the young protagonist.
Director: László Szabó
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Jean-Louis Trintignant as Mr. Fodó, teacher |
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Jean Rochefort as Lajos Ácsi, the count |
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Fanny Cottençon as Fodóné |
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Székely B. Miklós as Peter the Black, the buffalo |
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Ferenc Kállai as Reverend Mr Berecz |
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István Bujtor as Dukay |
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Berta Domínguez D. as Teacher from Novák |
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Lili Monori as Wife of Peter Black |
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Ferenc Bencze as |
| Directing | László Szabó | Director |
| Camera | János Kende | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Nándor Gion | Novel |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zsuzsa Borsi | Costume Design |
| Writing | László Szabó | Writer |
| Writing | Ferenc András | Writer |
| Writing | Ferenc Jeli | Writer |
| Sound | Emil Petrovics | Music |