The Assistant
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A story of a family that after WWII moved to the south of Slovakia and acquired a prosperous butcher business left behind by a Hungarian emigrant. From the previous owner, the family also inherited a self-assured, greedy assistant who does not like to observe any firm moral principles. He assists the family in gaining wealth but in the long run, he causes the family's moral dissolution. In his most successful feature film, director Zoro Záhon combined a complex drama with excellent acting performances, especially that of Hungarian actor Gábor Koncz in the lead role.
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Elo Romančík
Štefan Riečan
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Gábor Koncz
Valent Lančarič
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Ildikó Pécsi
pani Riečanová
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Marta Sládečková
Eva Riečanová
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Margaréta Lopatová
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Roman Mecnarowski
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Milan Kiš
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Štefan Kožka
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Ivan Mistrík
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Hana Talpová
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Zoro Záhon Director · Ondrej Šulaj Screenplay Ladislav Ballek Author
First release July 2, 1982 · Produced in XC · Original title Pomocník
Production
Slovenská filmová tvorba
Production
XC
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Original title
Pomocník
Original language
Slovak
Spoken on screen
Slovak
Release dates
XC · July 2, 1982
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No release date listed for United States.
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