Szegénylegények /

A savage and often ironic epic about the effects of imprisonment, fear, and torture in a police state. Twenty years after an aborted revolt of 1848, several hundred Hungarian outlaws and peasants are rounded up and imprisoned by the ruling Austrians in hopes of identifying active rebels. One of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Szegénylegények (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors:	MAFILM IV. Játékfilmstúdió, Second Run DVD (Firm)
Other Authors:	Jancsó, Miklós, 1921-2014, Németh, András, 1925-2003, Görbe, János, 1912-1968, Molnár, Tibor, 1921-1982, Kozák, András, 1943-, Agárdy, Gábor, Latinovits, Zoltán, Barsi, Béla, 1906-1968, Madaras, József, Koltai, János, 1935-
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Hungarian
Language Notes:	In Hungarian with optional English subtitles.
Published:	[London?] : Second Run DVD, [2008]
Subjects:	Political prisoners > Hungary > Drama. Hungary > History > 1867-1918 > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Hungarian. Feature films. Fiction films.

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Summary:	A savage and often ironic epic about the effects of imprisonment, fear, and torture in a police state. Twenty years after an aborted revolt of 1848, several hundred Hungarian outlaws and peasants are rounded up and imprisoned by the ruling Austrians in hopes of identifying active rebels. One of the men desperately betrays his fellow prisoners.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1965. New digital transfer with restored image and sound, approved by the director. Special features: Miklós Jancsó interview (20 min.). Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (86 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (15 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.)
Format:	DVD; PAL; 2.35:1 aspect ratio; dual layer; mono.
Audience:	BBFC rating: 15.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Tamás Somló; editor, Zoltán Farkas; producer, András Németh.