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Underground Colony (1951)

Underground Colony poster
Original title
Gyarmat a föld alatt
Directed by
Mihály Szemes, Károly Makk
Genre
drama film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 33m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Miners in a Hungarian underground colony struggle with difficult working conditions and limited resources. The story follows their efforts to improve their situation and the conflicts that arise among them.

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What happens

Underground Colony (Hungarian: Gyarmat a föld alatt) is a 1951 Hungarian drama film directed by Károly Makk and Mihály Szemes and starring József Bihari, Erzsi Orsolya and Ferenc Ladányi. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director Imre Sőrés. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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