Movie: The Midas Touch

Top 10 Billed Cast

Károly Eperjes
Károly Eperjes

Monori Sándor

Judit Pogány
Judit Anna Pogány

Monoriné

Enikő Eszenyi
Enikő Eszenyi

Monori Marika

Barnabás Tóth
Barnabás Tóth

Valkó Imi

Péter Andorai
Péter Andorai

Berci

Géza Balkay
Géza Balkay

Temesvári Miklós

Gyula Pauer
Gyula Pauer

Gombacsik

Péter Haumann
Péter Haumann

Nyomozó

István Basa
István Basa

Tarzan

János Bata
János Bata

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    A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.

  • Release Date

    1989-02-09

  • Average

    6.9

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    Magyar
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