This film, set at the beginning of the 17th century, is the first East-European "Eastern". Bocskai István orders the free Heyducks to shepherd a huge herd of cattle through the country torn to three parts, to the Dalmatian coast, where he can get weapons in exchange, for fighting the Austrians.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
18 people
Djoko Rosic
Known for
Deathstalker IV: Match of Titans
Look to the Sky
Dragomir Felba
Known for
Kapo
Ferenc Kardos
Also in
Baska magyarul beszél – Baska József története
Ferenc Bencze
Known for
The Fifth Seal
Ion Bog
Also in
The Escape
Full Sail
František Velecký
Known for
Marketa Lazarová
Doyne Bird
Also in
Heading Home
Blake's 7
Csaba Oszkay
Németi Márk
Juhász Jácint
Known for
The Red and the White
Red Psalm
Todor Todorov
Also in
The Upthrown Stone
The Past-Master
József Madaras
Known for
The Red and the White
The Round-Up
Lujza Orosz
Also in
The Fury
Horizont
Ferenc Kardos Director
First release December 21, 1974 · Produced in Hungary · Original title Hajdúk
Production
Budapest Filmstúdió
Production
Hungary
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Hajdúk
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · December 21, 1974
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
September 17, 1976
Poland
February 2, 1976
More from Ferenc Kardos
Other films they directed, best known first.
Some details come from TheTVDB.