Petőfi '73 (1973)

Name: Petőfi '73
Released: 1973-06-16
Duration: 70 min
Rating: 5.8
Cast: Mihály Kovács, Kata Kánya, Zoltán Fábián, Nóra Kovács, Can Togay

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1h 10m HU Released

Director: Ferenc Kardos

Overview

Using high-school students, Hungarian director Ferenc Kardos re-created the 1848 revolutionary period in that country's history which was dominated by the poet/soldier Sandor Petofi (1822-1849). Petofi wrote many epic poems which inspired Hungarian nationalism, the most well-known of which is Up Magyar! The students were encouraged to improvise without costumes or scenery, and did so with gusto.