Cold Days

Cold Days

96 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 26, 1966

Andras Kovacs' film, considered one of the most important Hungarian films of the 1960s, centers around four men who await trial for their involvement in the massacre of several thousand Jewish and Serbian people of Novi Sad in 1942. Each denies any responsibility, claiming that they were only following orders. The film is significant for its willingness to address the subject of Hungary's role in WWII, which was taboo at the time of the its release.

Cold Days

96 mins | Drama, War | Sept. 26, 1966

Cold Days
Andras Kovacs' film, considered one of the most important Hungarian films of the 1960s, centers around four men who await trial for their involvement in the massacre of several thousand Jewish and Serbian people of Novi Sad in 1942. Each denies any responsibility, claiming that they were only following orders. The film is significant for its willingness to address the subject of Hungary's role in WWII, which was taboo at the time of the its release.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers MAFILM Stúdió 1
Original title Hideg napok
Directors Dezső Koza, András Kovács
Writers Tibor Cseres, András Kovács

Cast

Zoltán Latinovits

as Büky őrnagy

Iván Darvas

as Tarpataki főhajónagy

Ádám Szirtes

as Szabó tizedes

Szilágyi Tibor

as Pozdor zászlós

Margit Bara

as Rózsa

Teri Horváth

as Pénztárosnö

Irén Psota

as Betti

Mari Szemes

as Milena

Éva Vass

as Edit

István Avar

as Dorner tizedes

Tamás Major

as Grassy ezredes

János Zách

as Feketehalmy-Czeydner altábornagy

Gyula Benkő

as Kászoni alezredes

András Ambrus

as Büky legénye

Antal Farkas

as Örmester a léknél

János Koltai

as Adolf Gottlieb

Gábor Koncz

as Zsarko

Károly Kovács

as Ballay ezredes

József Madaras

as Golyószórós

Tibor Molnár

as Börtönparancsnok

Erzsi Simor

as Ballayné