Pál Hetényi

Pál Hetényi

Born: July 21, 1935
Died: May 14, 1994
in Budapest, Hungary

Movies for Pál Hetényi...

Twilight
Title: Twilight
Character: Rendõr
Released: September 28, 1990
Type: Movie
In the dense and murky woodlands of provincial Hungary, the search for a child murderer drags a once-respected detective into an all-consuming obsession enshrouded by irresolution and despair, even long after he has been taken off the case. What emerges is not a crime story, but a harrowing venture through the darkness of the human soul.
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Memories of a River
Title: Memories of a River
Released: February 8, 1990
Type: Movie
In the 19th century Austro-Hungarian Empire, David Hersko, a Jewish shepherd, witnesses the attack of a young girl. His home is burned down and he finds shelter with the family of a Jewish logger. The loggers find the body of a young woman which they bury, going against local laws. They are charged with her murder and it is believed that they killed her as a ritual murder.
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A Hungarian Fairy Tale
Title: A Hungarian Fairy Tale
Released: May 7, 1987
Type: Movie
Shot in B&W, Gyula Gazdag's film follows the surreal and often comic quests of young Andris, an orphan searching for a father who doesn't exist, and Orban, a government clerk who's had enough of oppressive bureaucracy.
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Ember és árnyék
Title: Ember és árnyék
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
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Autumn Almanac
Title: Autumn Almanac
Character: Tibor, a tanár úr
Released: August 15, 1984
Type: Movie
In this dense setting, the inhabitants of a large, claustrophobic apartment reveal their darkest secrets, fears, obsessions and hostilities.
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The Train Killer
Title: The Train Killer
Character: Rónay
Released: January 1, 1983
Type: Movie
Based on a true story, this film is a dramatization of the events that led to the destruction of one of the most famous trains in history, the Orient Express.
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Time Stands Still
Title: Time Stands Still
Character: Apa
Released: October 7, 1982
Type: Movie
A Budapest high school in the beginning of the 1960s. Dini suffers the torments of adolescence. His father had to leave Hungary after the uprise in 1956, and since then Dini's mother has had to take care of her two sons on her own. A friend of Dini’s father, Bodor, is released from prison and moves in with them. Dini and his brother are far from happy about this intrusion on their family life.
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Wasted Lives
Title: Wasted Lives
Released: August 13, 1982
Type: Movie
In the first half of the fifties Júlia, the weaver meets engineer Szél on a visit with "educative" purpose, who raises his three children alone in a mighty villa. Júlia is willing to take care of the adolescent children and she moves in to the villa. She falls in love with the man but he is not able to express true, deep feelings.
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Macbeth
Title: Macbeth
Released: March 16, 1982
Type: Movie
In this powerful film, the renowned William Shakespeare play is stripped down to the bare essentials, consisting of two lengthy shots.
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Halál a pénztárban
Title: Halál a pénztárban
Character: Völgyi őrnagy
Released: May 6, 1981
Type: Movie
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A Priceless Day
Title: A Priceless Day
Character: Petõ Attila
Released: December 6, 1979
Type: Movie
Irén and Attila, a not-so-young couple, are in love. All they want is a flat of their own where they could live together. Unfortunately, Hungary in the 70s is no place for dreams.