Angyalok földje (1962)

Directed by

György Révész

Genre

drama film

Country

Hungary

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in 1920s Budapest, it follows working-class residents struggling to make ends meet and find dignity in a difficult time.

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What happens

Land of Angels (Hungarian: Angyalok földje) is a 1962 Hungarian drama film directed by György Révész and starring Tamás Végvári, Klári Tolnay and Ferenc Zenthe. It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film's sets were designed by the art director László Duba. It is based on a 1929 novel by Lajos Kassák and is set amongst working class inhabitants of Budapest during the Horthy era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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