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Wikipedia article




'Father' is a 1966 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Istvn Szab. The film is a coming of age story. The main character copes with his childhood loss of his father against the backdrop of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and memories of the earlier dictatorship of the Arrow Cross Party modelled on the German Nazi Party.

Cast



* Andrs Blint as Tak Bence

* Mikls Gbor as Apa

* Dniel Erdly as Agyerek Tak

* Kati Slyom as Anni

* Klri Tolnay as Anya

* Zsuzsa Rthonyi as Anya Fiatalon

* Ilona Petnyi

* Rita Bks

* Judit Halsz

* Anna Nagy

* Zsuzsa Balogh

Reception



The film won the Grand Prix at the 5th Moscow International Film Festival and the Special Jury Prize at Locarno, and established Szab as a director of international stature. The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 40th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film was chosen to be part both of Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968 and its follow-up, the New Budapest Twelve in 2000.

See also



* List of submissions to the 40th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

* List of Hungarian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References




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