Volley for a Black Buffalo
7.6
During the years following World War II, a new boy arrives to class 7/c, and the audience learns to know the lives of the drunkard teacher, his husband-cheating wife, the lonely music teacher hiding behind her paper flowers, the wise count deprived of all his properties, the jovial parish priest and especially the buffalo owner of tragic fate who lost his four daughters, alongside with the young protagonist.
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Cast
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Jean-Louis Trintignant
Mr. Fodó, teacher
Known for
Amour
Three Colors: Red
Jean Rochefort
Lajos Ácsi, the count
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Szabó László
Known for
Made in U.S.A
Le Petit Soldat
János Kende
Ferenc András
Fanny Cottençon
Fodóné
Known for
Conversations with My Gardener
Door on the Left as You Leave the Elevator
Emil Petrovics
Nándor Gion
Székely B. Miklós
Peter the Black, the buffalo
Known for
Damnation
Satantango
Ferenc Jeli
Also in
Suicide
Zsuzsa Borsi
Ferenc Kállai
Reverend Mr Berecz
Known for
The Witness
Cat City
Szabó László Director · Ferenc András Writer Ferenc Jeli Writer
First release May 16, 1985 · Produced in Hungary · Production MAFILM Objektív Filmstúdió
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MAFILM Objektív Filmstúdió
Production
Hungary
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Original title
Sortűz egy fekete bivalyért
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · May 16, 1985
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
July 10, 1985
Germany
April 11, 1986
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