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Once Upon a Time in Hungarian Comics (2021)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 46M

Director : Bence Gábor

Synopsis

"Once Upon a Time in Hungarian Comics" provides a comprehensive picture of Hungarian comic culture, touching on the history of comics from the beginning to the present day, focusing on the development of Hungarian comics.

Actors

Olivér Csepella
Olivér Csepella
Himself
György Pálfi
György Pálfi
Himself
Tamás Harza
Tamás Harza
Himself
Sándor Kertész
Sándor Kertész
Himself
Milán Kovács
Milán Kovács
Himself
Eszter Szép
Eszter Szép
Herself
Artúr Várai
Artúr Várai
Himself

Crews

Bence Gábor
Bence Gábor
Director
János Hajdu
János Hajdu
Cinematography
Bedo Barna
Bedo Barna
Editor
Balázs Berta
Balázs Berta
Producer
György Kárpáti
György Kárpáti
Producer

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