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The Witness

The Witness

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The Witness

1979

1h 48m

8.1(68 votes)

Comedy

Overview

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.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ferenc Kállai

Ferenc Kállai

József Pelikán

Lajos Őze

Lajos Őze

Árpád Virág

Zoltán Fábri

Zoltán Fábri

Zoltán Dániel

Béla Both

Béla Both

Bástya

Georgette Metzradt

Georgette Metzradt

Potocsni

Róbert Rátonyi

Róbert Rátonyi

Operetta Singer

Károly Bicskey

Károly Bicskey

Elemér Gulyás

Lili Monori

Lili Monori

Gizi

László Vámos

Psychologist

Ida Versényi

Gogolak

Creative team

Directed by: Péter Bacsó
Written by: Péter Bacsó

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