Sleepless Years

Sleepless Years

107 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 1959

The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.

Sleepless Years

107 mins | Drama | Jan. 21, 1959

Sleepless Years
The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.
Producers Hunnia Filmstúdió
Original title Álmatlan évek
Directors Félix Máriássy
Writers Judit Máriássy

Cast

Éva Ruttkai

as Vilma

Géza Tordy

as Karesz

Éva Vass

as Irén

Gábor Agárdi

as Tóth

Mari Törőcsik

as Kató

István Avar

as Tutó

Hilda Gobbi

as Volone

Oszkár Ascher

as Director Lisszauer

Zoltán Makláry

as Knézits, factory porter

Béla Barsi

as Mihalik

Gyula Bodrogi

as Cserna

Elma Bulla

as Csótiné

József Fonyó

as Berczik

Hédi Temessy

as Lisszauerné

Ferenc Zenthe

as Jani Knézits