Identification
5.6
While awaiting his release from the Soviet detention camp he is being held in, a half-starved refugee (Andras Ambrus) finds that an error has been made and his name is not on the to-be-released list. It is then that he is forced to assume the identity of a dead man whose name is on the list. Ambrus at first refuses, but because he was an orphan and cannot produce evidence of his true identity, he has no other choice. However, when he returns to the outer world and the community he was raised in, he is greeted with suspicion. When he tries to claim his part-ownership of a farm from his adopted uncle, he is refused and beaten by farmhands the uncle sets on him.
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Cast
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György Cserhalmi
Ambrus András
Known for
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József Madaras
Csató Mihály
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The Red and the White
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Mari Kiss
Sári
Also in
Daughter of Darkness
Stranger
Róbert Koltai
Kelemen
Known for
The Little Fox
István Szilágyi
Katona
Also in
Hard Hats and Potato Nose
The Stationmaster Meets His Match
Judit Pogány
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Known for
The Little Fox
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Hédi Temessy
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Known for
Autumn Almanac
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László Lugossy Director · Luca Karall Screenplay István Kardos Screenplay
First release February 28, 1975 · Produced in Hungary · Original title Azonosítás
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Hungarofilm
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Hungary
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Original title
Azonosítás
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · February 28, 1975
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Hungary
April 1, 1976 · Theatrical
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