Cast: Zoltán Gera

Direction Miklós Jancsó

Cast Béla Barsi · Jurij Bodovszkij · Viktor Csekmarev · Sándor Csikós

Direction Zoltán Fábri

Cast Gábor Koncz · Éva Pap · József Bihari · Sándor Szabó

Synopsis Hungarians (1978) follows a group of Hungarian farmers who travel to northern Germany during World War II to work as seasonal agricultural laborers. They find solace in the decent pay and the presence of their families. However, their lives take...

Direction Harry Kümel · Michel Boisrond · Walerian Borowczyk · Alain Schwartzstein

Cast Jean-Pierre Kalfon · Anne Fontaine · Thierry Bearzatto · Lucienne Bruinooge

Synopsis Softly from Paris (TV Series) (1986) is an enticing collection of tales that delves into the world of libertine narratives, drawing inspiration from literary novels spanning from the 18th century to contemporary times. Each episode offers a unique and provocative...

Direction Peter Medak

Cast Mandy Patinkin · Salma Hayek · Richard Harris · Nigel Terry

Synopsis The Hunchback (TV) (1997) is set in 16th-century Paris, where a disfigured orphan named Quasimodo is raised by Dom Claude Frollo, the archdeacon of Notre Dame Cathedral. Quasimodo, burdened with a hunched back, a limp, and a drooping, blind eye,...

Direction Vilmos Zsigmond

Cast Michael York · Liv Ullmann · Oded Teomi · Zoltán Gera

Direction Frigyes Mamcserov

Cast Manyi Kiss · Antal Páger · Ottó Szokolay · Judit Tóth

Synopsis Mici néni két élete (1962) follows the story of Hangay Mici, a retired opera diva who opts to lease a portion of her apartment to a young couple in return for their care. The community believes she is on the...

Direction Géza von Radványi · Tamás Almási

Cast Ági Margitai · Antal Páger · Tamás Major · Gábor Reviczky

Synopsis Circus maximus (1980) is set against the backdrop of World War II, where Carlotta, the proprietor of a struggling circus, sustains her troupe and her lover through illicit human trafficking. In 1944, in addition to the usual refugees, she is...

Direction Janos Hersko

Cast Mari Töröcsik · István Avar · Zoltán Várkonyi · Margit Dajka

Direction Péter Gárdos

Cast Mari Töröcsik · Dezsö Garas · Judit Hernádi · Marcell Tóth

Direction Andrew Piddington

Cast Craig Sheffer · Hélène de Fougerolles · Jürgen Prochnow · László Borbély

Synopsis The Fall (1999) unfolds in Budapest, where two Americans, Adam and Lisa, share a life together. Adam, a former Manhattan prosecutor, is engrossed in writing his debut novel, while Lisa, a dedicated and ambitious financier, finds herself increasingly disillusioned with...

Direction László Ranódy

Cast Margit Bara · Ferenc Bessenyei · József Bihari · Mária Boros

Direction György Révész

Cast Éva Ruttkai · Miklós Gábor · Zsuzsa Bánki · István Rozsos

Synopsis Before Midnight (1957) unfolds on the eve of the New Year in 1956, as an artist couple, János the actor and Viki the dancer, hurriedly prepare to leave. As they await their ride to the border, their minds wander through...

Direction Lothar Bellag

Cast Ulrich Thein · Franziska Troegner · Rosemarie Bärhold · András Kozák

Direction Brian Gibson

Cast Ben Kingsley · Iván Angelusz · Tamás Borovitz · John Burgess

Synopsis Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (TV) (1989) presents a compelling biographical account of Simon Wiesenthal, renowned for his relentless pursuit of Nazi war criminals. The narrative begins with Wiesenthal's harrowing imprisonment in a Nazi concentration camp, detailing his...

Direction Károly Makk

Cast Mari Töröcsik · Iván Darvas · Eszter Nagy-Kálózy · Dezsö Garas

Synopsis A Long Weekend in Pest and Buda (2003) follows the story of Iván, who has been living away from Hungary. Upon learning that a former lover is gravely ill, he decides to return to Budapest. His homecoming stirs up a...

Direction Ildikó Enyedi

Cast Gary Kemp · Sadie Frost · Aleksandr Kaidanovsky · Péter Vallai

Synopsis Magic Hunter (1994) commences as a bedtime story narrated by a mother to her anxious daughter during the tumultuous times of a World War II air raid. The narrative then transitions to the present-day tale of Max, a police officer...

Direction Mihály Szemes

Cast Tatyana Samojlova · Miklós Gábor · Hédi Váradi · Imre Ráday

Synopsis Alba Regia (1961) follows the story of a Hungarian physician, Dr. Hajnal, who has always steered clear of political involvement. His life takes a dramatic turn when he develops feelings for Alba, a Soviet intelligence agent and radio operator, who...