The Midas Touch

The Midas Touch

104 mins | Drama | Feb. 9, 1989

A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.

The Midas Touch

104 mins | Drama | Feb. 9, 1989

The Midas Touch
A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.
IMDb rating 7.6
Producers Hunnia Filmstúdió
Original title Eldorádó
Directors Géza Bereményi
Writers Géza Bereményi

Cast

Károly Eperjes

as Monori Sándor

Judit Pogány

as Monoriné

Enikő Eszenyi

as Monori Marika

Barnabás Tóth

as Valkó Imi

Péter Andorai

as Berci

Géza Balkay

as Temesvári Miklós

Gyula Pauer

as Gombacsik

Péter Haumann

as Nyomozó

Falusi Mariann

as énekesnő a bárban

Gábor Ferenczi

as Gida

Henrik Pauer

as kis Gombacsik