Twenty Hours

1h 50min

Drama

A crusading newspaper reporter covers the Soviet invasion of Hungary in 1956. Initially critical of the communists, the feature later espouses the virtues of the social changes implemented since the invasion. The title refers to the period of time the reporter spent interviewing witnesses to the invasion.

Cast

János Görbe

János Görbe

Antal Balogh
Keres Emil

Keres Emil

Riporter
Ádám Szirtes

Ádám Szirtes

Béni Kocsis
László György

László György

Sándor Varga
László Bánhidi

László Bánhidi

Sándor Varga aged
József Bihari

József Bihari

András Cuha
Lajos Őze

Lajos Őze

Kiskovács
Ferenc Kiss

Ferenc Kiss

Kiskovács aged
János Makláry

János Makláry

Vencel György
Károly Kovács

Károly Kovács

council member
Gyula Bodrogi

Gyula Bodrogi

The doctor
Béla Barsi

Béla Barsi

Chairman of the Council
Sándor Siménfalvy

Sándor Siménfalvy

Uncle István
Ilka Petur

Ilka Petur

Baloghné
Noémi Apor

Noémi Apor

Jóska's wife
Ida Siménfalvy

Ida Siménfalvy

Ilonka's mother
Bertalan Šolti

Bertalan Šolti

Gerzson Kocsis
Gyula Bakos

Gyula Bakos

András Császár
Antal Farkas

Antal Farkas

Kocsmáros
János Horkay

János Horkay

Plainclothes police officer
András Kern

András Kern

Beni Kocsis jr.
Ibolya Péva

Ibolya Péva

Secretary
Gellért Raksányi

Gellért Raksányi

Jani Bertók

Release date

11th Mar 1965

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Magyar