The Last Manuscript
5.7
This sarcastic drama is taken from the popular Hungarian novel by Tibor Dery. A terminally ill writer (Jozef Kroner) of national prominence watches as family and friends gather like vultures for his imminent demise. Relli (Alexander Bardini) smiles and pretends to be the writer's friend as he tries to get his hands on an unpublished manuscript. The opening scene is the highlight of the film. While the dead writer is being laid to rest in a national funeral, he emerges from the coffin and walks into his own grave while the mourners flee in terror.
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Cast
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Jozef Kroner
Nyáry György
Known for
The Shop on Main Street
Aleksander Bardini
Relli bácsi alias Márk Aurél
Known for
Three Colors: White
The Double Life of Véronique
Jozef Króner
Nyáry György
Károly Makk
Also in
Védjük meg üzemeinket
Tibor Déry
Eszter Nagy-Kálózy
Flóra
Known for
1945
Zoltán Kamondi
Irén Psota
Nyáriné, Vica
Also in
A Very Moral Night
The House Under the Rocks
Béla Both
Franz
Also in
Vásár
Hédi Váradi
Emilia
Also in
Frakk, a macskák réme
Mézga család
Dezső Garas
Relli bácsi alias Márk Aurél
Also in
Two Half-Times in Hell
Perlasca: The Courage of a Just Man
László Mensáros
Nyáry György
Known for
Colonel Redl
Károly Makk Director
First release May 15, 1987 · Produced in Hungary · Original title Az utolsó kézirat
Production
Dialóg Filmstúdió
Production
Hungary
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Languages
Original title
Az utolsó kézirat
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
France · May 15, 1987
Cannes Film Festival
Hungary · June 5, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 27, 2003 · Febio Film Festival
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