THE WITNESS
Symposium
Péter Bacsó tackles a naive hero: József Pelikán who conscientiously tries to fulfil all the tasks imposed upon him. These include managing an indoor swimming baths, cultivating citrus fruits in Hungary, inventing a ghost train suitable for proletarian thrill-seekers. He ends up in jail each time. And now he finds himself in court, expected to testify against a friend in a show trial. The director deftly turns his dark material into a grotesque comedy; the film was initially banned, but released several years later.
A TANÚ / DER ZEUGE
HUN 1969 / 105 min
Director: Péter Bacsó
- Screenplay: Péter Bacsó,János Ujhelyi
- Cinematographer: János Zsombolyai
- Cast: Ferenc Kállai,Lajos Öze,Béla Both
- Production Company: Mafilm - Hungary
Péter Bacsó tackles a naive hero: József Pelikán who conscientiously tries to fulfil all the tasks imposed upon him. These include managing an indoor swimming baths, cultivating citrus fruits in Hungary, inventing a ghost train suitable for proletarian thrill-seekers. He ends up in jail each time. And now he finds himself in court, expected to testify against a friend in a show trial. The director deftly turns his dark material into a grotesque comedy; the film was initially banned, but released several years later.
- Screenplay: Péter Bacsó,János Ujhelyi
- Cinematographer: János Zsombolyai
- Cast: Ferenc Kállai,Lajos Öze,Béla Both
- Production Company: Mafilm - Hungary