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Pillar of Salt (1958)

Pillar of Salt poster
Original title
Sóbálvány
Directed by
Zoltán Várkonyi
Genre
drama
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man deals with the consequences of his past actions. His choices affect the people around him in a small Hungarian community.

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What happens

Pillar of Salt (Hungarian: Sóbálvány) is a 1958 Hungarian drama film directed by Zoltán Várkonyi and starring Antal Páger, Anna Tõkés and Éva Ruttkai. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director László Duba. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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