

The Midas Touch
1989 Directed by Géza BereményiA 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.
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Károly Eperjes
....................................................Monori Sándor

Judit Pogány
....................................................Monoriné

Enikő Eszenyi
....................................................Monori Marika

Barnabás Tóth
....................................................Valkó Imi

Péter Andorai
....................................................Berci

Géza Balkay
....................................................Temesvári Miklós

Gyula Pauer
....................................................Gombacsik
Director
...........................................................Géza Bereményi
Writer
...........................................................Géza Bereményi
Original Music Composer
...........................................................Ferenc Darvas
Director of Photography
...........................................................Sándor Kardos
Editor
...........................................................Teri Losonci
Production Design
...........................................................Gyula Pauer
Set Decoration
...........................................................Boldizsár Simonka
Production Companies
...................................................Hunnia Filmstúdió
Production Countries
........................................................Hungary
Spoken Languages
....................................................Magyar
Genres
....................................................Drama
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