Directed by:
András KovácsScreenplay:
András KovácsCinematography:
György IllésComposer:
Andor KovácsCast:
Zoltán Latinovits, Sándor Horváth, Andrea Drahota, László Mensáros, Antal Páger, Tamás Major, Miklós Szurdi, Zoltán Gera, András Ambrus, János Koltai (more)Plots(1)
The story of the film with a touch of journalistic atmosphere takes place in the autumn 1919 after the fall of the proletarian dictatorship. The main figure is Zilahy Kálmán, a high-school teacher, very much attracted to Ady's ideology. He is, at the same time, a rational minded sober character keeping a certain distance from the chaotic events. During the first months of the terror of the Whites, he takes a stand for his persecuted colleague, and with his wife's help, he hides Pálos, a Communist commissar in his flat. His students brought up in the revolutionary spirit of Ady's poems would expect him to be more assertive and revolutionary. When his colleague loses his job, Pálos is imprisoned, and under the pressure of the events Zilahy's sister kills herself. The more radical students stand by their lonely teacher again. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Erzsi Simor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/608/165608447_79c72d.jpg)
Erzsi Simor
Austria-Hungary
Ildikó Szabó
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Recovery (1974)
Ottó Szabó
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Vuk: The Little Fox (1981)
Cat City (1986)
![László Szacsvay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/911/161911289_3ca225.jpg)
László Szacsvay
Hungary
Best movies:
Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man (2002) (TV movie)
Nobody's Daughter (1976)
Oh, Bloody Life (1984)
András Szigeti
Belgium
Best movies:
The Fortress (1979)
Adoption (1975)
Red Psalm (1972)
István Szilárdy
Hungary
Best movies:
Red Psalm (1972)
Ernő Szénási
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
My Way Home (1965)
Sindbad (1971)
![Hédi Temessy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/143/164143656_63e24f.jpg)
Hédi Temessy
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
Mephisto (1981)
Damnation (1988)
Almanac of Fall (1985)
Lajos Tándor
Romania
Best movies:
The Witness (1969)
Merry-Go-Round (1956)
My Way Home (1965)
Árpád Téry
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Boys of Paul Street (1969)
St. Peter's Umbrella (1958)
![László Ungváry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/120/163120625_9865e9.jpg)
László Ungváry
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Corporal and Others (1965)
Zoltán Iván Vas
Best movies:
The Turkish Spear (1973)
Mária Veszelei
Kingdom of Hungary
![Lajos Őze](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271254_2f6c4f.jpg)
Lajos Őze
Kingdom of Hungary
Best movies:
The Fifth Seal (1976)
The Witness (1969)
My Way Home (1965)