Palm Sunday
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Set during the 1919 Republic of Councils in Hungary, the film follows a pacifist priest advocating for peaceful land reform and his brother, a teacher fighting for the revolution with arms. As political tensions mount in their village, the brothers must navigate the clashing ideals of faith, violence, and social upheaval.
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Cast
35 people
František Velecký
Simon
Known for
Marketa Lazarová
Benedek Tóth
Urenusz
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Green Years
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Imre Gyöngyössy
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Cinématon
Cinématon XVIII
Tamás Vayer
István Sztankay
(voice)
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Return Ticket
Péter Bacsó
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Do Widzenia Wczoraj. Dwie Krótkie Komedie o Zmianie Systemu
Erzsi Hegedüs
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Don’t Cry, Pretty Girls!
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János Ujhelyi
Gábor Koncz
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Red Heat
Hungarians
Zsuzsa Vicze
József Iványi
Known for
The Witness
Zoltán Huszárik
Also in
Pheasant Tomorrow
Imre Gyöngyössy Director · Mihály Morell Editor Tamás Vayer Production designer
First release December 11, 1969 · Produced in Hungary · Original title Virágvasárnap
Production
Mafilm
Production
Hungary
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Languages
Original title
Virágvasárnap
Original language
Hungarian
Spoken on screen
Hungarian
Release dates
Hungary · December 11, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Denmark
November 18, 1970 · Theatrical
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