Petőfi '73

Overview

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.

Directed by Ferenc Kardos

Top cast

M

Mihály Kovács

Petőfi Sándor

Kata Kánya

Damjanich

Z

Zoltán Fábián

Dembinszky

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Nóra Kovács

Szendrey Júlia

Can Togay

Kossuth Lajos

T

Tibor Csizmadia

Vasvári Pál

C

Csaba Oszkay

Madarász László

A

Attila Kőhalmi

Jókai

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Miklós Donik

Orlay Petrik Soma

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Péter Sváda

Bem

Péter Blaskó

Klapka

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János Marosvölgyi

Dembinszky

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Péter Szuhay

Görgey

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