Allegory of the suppression of the 1919 revolution and the advent of fascism in Hungary; in the countryside, a unit of the revolutionary army spares the life of father Vargha, a fanatical priest. He comes back and leads massacres. A new force, represented by Feher, apparently avenges the people, but only to impose a different, more refined and effective kind of repression.
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József Madaras
Vargha páter
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Daniel Olbrychski
A hegedülõ
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Márk Zala
Márk atya
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Lajos Balázsovits
A kanonok
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Jaroslava Schallerová
A fiatal anya
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Anna Széles
Szõke lány
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István Bujtor
A darutollas
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András Kozák
A vitézkötéses-knight / Vargha's adviser
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The Red and the White
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István Avar
Kerekes
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The Round-Up
Tamás Bálint
A vörös katona
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István Csurka
A gazda
László Horváth
Csendõrtiszt
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Miklós Jancsó Director · Gyula Hernádi Writer János Kende Cinematographer
First release April 22, 1971 · Produced in Hungary · Original title Égi bárány
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Mafilm
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Hungary
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Original title
Égi bárány
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · April 22, 1971
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No release date listed for United States.
Sweden
November 14, 1973 · Theatrical
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