The Witness
Jun 06 1979
•2h 48m
•Comedy
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.
Cast
See allFerenc Kállai
József Pelikán
Lajos Őze
Árpád Virág
Zoltán Fábri
Zoltán Dániel
Béla Both
Bástya
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