The Witness (1979)
Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.
Director:
Péter Bacsó
Writer:
Péter Bacsó
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Ferenc Kállai as József Pelikán |
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Lajos Őze as Árpád Virág |
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Zoltán Fábri as Zoltán Dániel |
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Béla Both as Bástya |
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Georgette Metzradt as Potocsni |
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Róbert Rátonyi as Operetta Singer |
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Károly Bicskey as Elemér Gulyás |
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Lili Monori as Gizi |
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László Vámos as Psychologist |
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Ida Versényi as Gogolak |
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György Bálint as Bishop |
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Pál Bánó as Judge |
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Tibor Fehér as Prison Guard |
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József Iványi as Police Officer |
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Pál Jákó as Physician |
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György Kézdy as Virág's Detective |
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Péter Korbuly as Virág's Detective |
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Lajos Mezey as Writer |
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István Németh as Bouncing Boy |
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István Novák as Kotász |
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György Pálffy as |
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József Pecsenke as Bástya's Bodyguard |
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Tibor Sipeki as Police Officer |
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Lajos Tándor as Usher |
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Mások as |
| Sound | György Vukán | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Sándor Boronkay | Editor |
| Directing | Péter Bacsó | Director |
| Art | Tamás Vayer | Production Design |
| Editing | Aurélné Varga | Assistant Editor |
| Art | László Blahó | Art Direction |
| Art | Judit Vidéki | Set Decoration |
| Writing | Péter Bacsó | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ottilia Pásztory | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Dezső Koza | Assistant Director |
| Lighting | Márton Widuchowski | Gaffer |
| Sound | Károly Peller | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Ottó Föld | Head of Production |
| Production | Lajos Gulyás | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katalin Ján | Costume Designer |
| Camera | József Halom | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | János Zsombolyai | Director of Photography |