There Was Once a Family
Top 10 Billed Cast
Liza
Géza
Anna néni
Jancsi
Erzsi néni
Viktor bácsi
Gyuri
Bujták grófnõ
Kulkai házmester
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Overview
This film describes the narrator's childhood, the years before and after the Hungarian Soviet Republic, in a burlesque and fabulous style and with the humour of a child's fantasy.
Release Date
1972-04-20
Average
7.5
Rating:
3.8 startsTagline
Genres
Languages:
Magyar
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