Petőfi '73

Petőfi '73

70 mins | June 16, 1973

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.

Petőfi '73

70 mins | June 16, 1973

Petőfi '73
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.
Producers Budapest Filmstúdió Vállalat
Original title Petőfi '73
Directors Ferenc Kardos
Writers Ferenc Kardos, István Kardos

Cast

Mihály Kovács

as Petőfi Sándor

Kata Kánya

as Damjanich

Zoltán Fábián

as Dembinszky

Nóra Kovács

as Szendrey Júlia

Can Togay

as Kossuth Lajos

Tibor Csizmadia

as Vasvári Pál

Csaba Oszkay

as Madarász László

Attila Kőhalmi

as Jókai

Miklós Donik

as Orlay Petrik Soma

Péter Sváda

as Bem

Blaskó Péter

as Klapka

János Marosvölgyi

as Dembinszky

Péter Szuhay

as Görgey