Oh, Bloody Life(1984)
The Hungarian Oh, Bloody Life reflects on the heavy emotional toll taken by the repressive Stalin regime. Dorotya Udvaros plays a young actress from a high-born family. The government bias against persons of wealth threatens to destroy her career before it begins. As a final blow, she is threatened with deportation. The exasperation inherent in the film's title is only the tip of the iceberg.
Movie: Oh, Bloody Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
Lucy Sziráky
Police Captain Sándor Matura
Róbert Guthy, director
Baron Kornél Samoday
József Kiptár, teacher and party secretary
Ernő Zimányi, editor-in-chief
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The Hungarian Oh, Bloody Life reflects on the heavy emotional toll taken by the repressive Stalin regime. Dorotya Udvaros plays a young actress from a high-born family. The government bias against persons of wealth threatens to destroy her career before it begins. As a final blow, she is threatened with deportation. The exasperation inherent in the film's title is only the tip of the iceberg.
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1984-02-16
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