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The Confrontation

Original title: Fényes szelek
  • 1969
  • 1h 20m
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The Confrontation (1969)
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It is 1947; the Communist Party has just taken power in Hungary. In Jancsó's first color film, young students at a People's College have a debate with seminary students, but worry it will es... Read allIt is 1947; the Communist Party has just taken power in Hungary. In Jancsó's first color film, young students at a People's College have a debate with seminary students, but worry it will escalate into a fight.It is 1947; the Communist Party has just taken power in Hungary. In Jancsó's first color film, young students at a People's College have a debate with seminary students, but worry it will escalate into a fight.

  • Director
    • Miklós Jancsó
  • Writers
    • Gyula Hernádi
    • Miklós Jancsó
  • Stars
    • Andrea Drahota
    • Kati Kovács
    • Adrienne Csengery
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    537
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Miklós Jancsó
    • Writers
      • Gyula Hernádi
      • Miklós Jancsó
    • Stars
      • Andrea Drahota
      • Kati Kovács
      • Adrienne Csengery
    • 3User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Andrea Drahota
    Andrea Drahota
    • Lantos Jutka
    Kati Kovács
    • Szabó Teri
    Adrienne Csengery
    • Kollégista lány
    András Kozák
    András Kozák
    • Kozma András
    Lajos Balázsovits
    Lajos Balázsovits
    • Fekete Laci
    András Bálint
    • András, zsidó fiú
    Benedek Tóth
    • Molnár
    Gyula Szombathy
    • Feri
    Zsolt Körtvélyessy
    Zsolt Körtvélyessy
    • Zsolt
    Balázs Kosztolányi
    • Balázs
    István Uri
    • Pista
    István Verebes
    Jácint Juhász
    • Kovács
    József Pecsenke
    • A kollégiumi szövetség vezetõje
    András Szigeti
    • Benjámin
    • (as Schwetz András)
    Gyula Áts
    Tamás Banovich
      István Béli
      • Director
        • Miklós Jancsó
      • Writers
        • Gyula Hernádi
        • Miklós Jancsó
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      marcbanyai

      hungarian portrait of those sixties

      This is a very significant and specific hungarian portrait of the sixties as we know them, with their rebel youth, solid concepts worth fighting for, while times "they were a-changing". Highly recommended in order to know that hippies weren`t only american...

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      • Trivia
        Miklós Jancsó's first color movie.
      • Connections
        Featured in Blue Box (1993)
      • Soundtracks
        Madrid határán
        Music by Paul Arma

        Lyrics by Aladár Komjáth

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      • Release date
        • February 6, 1969 (Hungary)
      • Country of origin
        • Hungary
      • Languages
        • Hungarian
        • Hebrew
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Sparkling Winds
      • Filming locations
        • Veszprém, Hungary
      • Production company
        • MAFILM Stúdió 1
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      • Runtime
        • 1h 20m(80 min)
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 2.35 : 1

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