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The Midas Touch (1989)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 44M

Director : Géza Bereményi

Synopsis

A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.

Actors

Károly Eperjes
Károly Eperjes
Monori Sándor
Judit Pogány
Judit Pogány
Monoriné
Enikő Eszenyi
Enikő Eszenyi
Monori Marika
Barnabás Tóth
Barnabás Tóth
Valkó Imi
Péter Andorai
Péter Andorai
Berci
Géza Balkay
Géza Balkay
Temesvári Miklós
Gyula Pauer
Gyula Pauer
Gombacsik
Péter Haumann
Péter Haumann
Nyomozó
István Basa
István Basa
János Bata
János Bata
Falusi Mariann
Falusi Mariann
énekesnő a bárban
Gábor Ferenczi
Gábor Ferenczi
Gida
Péter Forgács
Péter Forgács
Henrik Pauer
Henrik Pauer
kis Gombacsik

Crews

Géza Bereményi
Géza Bereményi
Director
Géza Bereményi
Géza Bereményi
Writer
Ferenc Darvas
Ferenc Darvas
Original Music Composer
Sándor Kardos
Sándor Kardos
Director of Photography
Teri Losonci
Teri Losonci
Editor
Gyula Pauer
Gyula Pauer
Production Design
Boldizsár Simonka
Boldizsár Simonka
Set Decoration
János P. Nagy
János P. Nagy
Set Decoration
János Breckl
János Breckl
Costume Design
Gyula Pauer
Gyula Pauer
Costume Design
Zsuzsa Pártényi
Zsuzsa Pártényi
Costume Design

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