Cat's Play

Cat's Play

115 mins | Drama, Romance | May 10, 1974

Karoly Makk's heartbreaking story of two unmarried sisters who cast wistful glances back at their lives, but still believe in hope and love, earned an Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974. In this follow-up to the director's internationally acclaimed Love, Makk once again exhibits his extraordinary skills at drawing emotionally compelling performances from his talented female leads. Makk's film opposes the bleakness of the outside world with passion, love, and loyalty.

Cat's Play

115 mins | Drama, Romance | May 10, 1974

Cat's Play
Karoly Makk's heartbreaking story of two unmarried sisters who cast wistful glances back at their lives, but still believe in hope and love, earned an Academy Award Nomination for Best Foreign Language Film in 1974. In this follow-up to the director's internationally acclaimed Love, Makk once again exhibits his extraordinary skills at drawing emotionally compelling performances from his talented female leads. Makk's film opposes the bleakness of the outside world with passion, love, and loyalty.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Hunnia Játékfilmstúdió
Original title Macskajáték
Directors Károly Makk
Writers János Tóth, Károly Makk, István Örkény

Cast

Margit Dajka

as Orbánné, Erzsi (as Dayka Margit)

Ildikó Piros

as Orbánné lánykorában

Elma Bulla

as Giza

Éva Dombrádi

as Giza lánykorában

Mari Törőcsik

as Maid

Margit Makay

as Paula

Samu Balázs

as Csermlényi Viktor

Gyöngyi Bürös

as Ilus, Orbánné lánya

Attila Tyll

as Józsi, Ilus férje

Sári Kürthy

as Viktor anyja

Szilágyi Tibor

as Iskolaigazgató

Erzsi Orsolya

as Házmesterné