New Gilgames

New Gilgames

94 mins | Drama | March 2, 1963

The story recalling the spirit of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king quarrelling with his approaching death, takes place in a cancer hospital in Budapest. Dávid, the young ethnography scientist resigned to his lot and is indifferent to his approaching death. His specialist reckons, however, that such a searching and stubborn mind with thorough knowledge of the nature of his own illness, will be able to fight death.

New Gilgames

94 mins | Drama | March 2, 1963

New Gilgames
The story recalling the spirit of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king quarrelling with his approaching death, takes place in a cancer hospital in Budapest. Dávid, the young ethnography scientist resigned to his lot and is indifferent to his approaching death. His specialist reckons, however, that such a searching and stubborn mind with thorough knowledge of the nature of his own illness, will be able to fight death.
Producers Hunnia Filmstúdió
Original title Új Gilgames
Directors Mihály Szemes
Writers József Solymár, Ida András

Cast

Iván Darvas

as Dávid

Edit Domján

as Lilla

Sándor Pécsi

as doktor Aradi

Szilvia Dallos

as Margin Sister

Gyula Gózon

as Uncle Szoboszlai

Erzsébet Házy

as Klári

Ferenc Kiss

as Chief physician

Imre Sinkovits

as Chief Engineer

János Rajz

as Jani Nyíri

Oszkár Ascher

as Jóna

Ernö Szabó

as Sonneborn, bookseller