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Sleepless Years

Álmatlan évek

Release: 1959-01-21 ·Runtime: 107m
Drama

The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.

Production Countries

Hungary

Production Companies

Hunnia Filmstúdió

Cast

Viola Orbán Viola Orbán Bertalan Šolti Bertalan Šolti István Avar István Avar as Tutó Gyula Bakos Gyula Bakos Béla Barsi Béla Barsi as Mihalik Hédi Temessy Hédi Temessy as Lisszauerné Sándor Tompa Sándor Tompa József Vándor József Vándor Gábor Agárdy Gábor Agárdy as Tóth János Rajz János Rajz Ernö Szabó Ernö Szabó Sándor Deák Sándor Deák Zoltán Gera Zoltán Gera Gábor Mádi Szabó Gábor Mádi Szabó Sándor Siménfalvy Sándor Siménfalvy Gyula Bodrogi Gyula Bodrogi as Cserna László Inke László Inke József Kautzky József Kautzky Erzsi Lengyel Erzsi Lengyel Sándor Pethes Sándor Pethes Árpád Téry Árpád Téry Éva Vass Éva Vass as Irén Elma Bulla Elma Bulla as Csótiné Blanka Péchy Blanka Péchy Ferenc Zenthe Ferenc Zenthe as Jani Knézits Éva Ruttkai Éva Ruttkai as Vilma Géza Tordy Géza Tordy as Karesz Mari Törőcsik Mari Törőcsik as Kató Hilda Gobbi Hilda Gobbi as Volone József Horváth József Horváth Sándor Peti Sándor Peti Zoltán Makláry Zoltán Makláry as Knézits, factory porter Éva Kelemen Éva Kelemen László Márkus László Márkus Gellért Raksányi Gellért Raksányi János Makláry János Makláry

Crew

Félix Máriássy Félix Máriássy Director György Illés György Illés Director of Photography