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Also known as Eldorado, Midas Touch

1988 film by Géza Bereményi

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6.9

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.

Released: 1989-02-09104 minDir: Géza BereményiDrama

Cast

  • Károly Eperjes as Monori Sándor
  • Judit Pogány as Monoriné
  • Enikő Eszenyi as Monori Marika
  • Barnabás Tóth as Valkó Imi
  • Péter Andorai as Berci
  • Géza Balkay as Temesvári Miklós

Themes

  • budapest, hungary
  • socialism

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Ratings

IMDb

7.6/10

1,288 votes

Year
1988
Runtime
104 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Hungary
Original language
Hungarian
Screenwriter
Géza Bereményi
Cast member
Péter Andorai
Narrative location
Budapest
Duration
110
FilmAffinity ID
179629
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publication date
1988-00-00
title
Eldorádó
costume designer
Gyula Pauer
set in period
1956
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