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Petőfi '73

Petőfi '73

Release: 1973-06-16 ·Runtime: 70m ·★ 5.3

Using high-school students, Hungarian director Ferenc Kardos re-created the 1848 revolutionary period in that country's history which was dominated by the poet/soldier Sandor Petofi (1822-1849). Petofi wrote many epic poems which inspired Hungarian nationalism, the most well-known of which is Up Magyar! The students were encouraged to improvise without costumes or scenery, and did so with gusto.

Production Countries

Hungary

Production Companies

Budapest Filmstúdió Vállalat