Zoltán Fábri
October 16, 1917 · 109 years old
Zoltán Fábri (15 October 1917 – 23 August 1994) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His films The Boys of Paul Street (1969) and Hungarians (1978) were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His 1965 film Twenty Hours shared the Grand Prix with War and Peace at t…
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The Fifth Seal
In Budapest in 1944, a watchmaker, a book seller and a carpenter are drinking in a bar with the owner, when they are joined by a stranger. The watchmaker asks a hypothetical question that will change their lives.
The Boys of Paul Street
In Budapest, two rival gangs of young boys lay claim to a vacant lot. The hostilities escalate yet never quite boil over into actual violence. The film poignantly portrays the struggles and resilience of youth amid the harsh reali...
Two Half-Times in Hell
On Hitler's birthday, the Germans decide to organize a soccer match between prisoners of war and Germans.
Magyarok
Many Hungarian migrant workers work in Germany in good conditions and for good wages during WW2. They face the war only once they return home to Hungary.
Plusz-mínusz egy nap
Géza Baradla spent 25 years in prison for war crimes. After his release, he returns to the scene of the crime with his former accomplice, Simon Obrád, in the village where the murders happened. Old, buried, painful wounds are torn...