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Stay Good Until Death (1960)

Stay Good Until Death poster
Original title
Légy jó mindhalálig
Directed by
László Ranódy
Genre
drama film
Country
Hungary
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young boy faces moral challenges and harsh realities in his daily life. The story follows his struggle to stay truthful and kind in a world that often tests his principles.

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What happens

Be True Until Death (Hungarian: Légy jó mindhalálig) is a 1960 Hungarian drama film directed by László Ranódy and starring Ferenc Bessenyei, József Bihari and Tibor Bitskey. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director József Romvári. It is a remake of the 1936 film Be True Until Death which was itself based on the 1920 novel by Zsigmond Móricz. It is also known as Be Good All Your Life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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