The Witness(1979)
Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.
Movie: The Witness
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József Pelikán
Árpád Virág
Zoltán Dániel
Bástya
Potocsni
Operetta Singer
Elemér Gulyás
Gizi
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