The Midas Touch (1989)
1h 44m
Running Time
February 9, 1989Release Date
The Midas Touch (1989)
1h 44m
Running Time
February 9, 1989Release Date
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Plot.
A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.
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Cast & Crew.
Károly Eperjes
Monori Sándor
Judit Pogány
Monoriné
Enikő Eszenyi
Monori Marika
Péter Andorai
Berci
Barnabás Tóth
Valkó Imi
Géza Balkay
Temesvári Miklós
Géza Bereményi
Director
Ferenc Darvas
Composer
Péter Haumann
Nyomozó
Sándor Kardos
Cinematographer
István Basa
Tarzan
Teri Losonci
Editor
Gyula Pauer
ProductionDesigner
Mariann Falusi
énekesnő a bárban
Gábor Ferenczi
Gida
Henrik Pauer
kis Gombacsik
János Breckl
Costume Design
János P. Nagy
Set Decoration
Boldizsár Simonka
Set Decoration
Zsuzsa Pártényi
Costume Design
János Bata
Péter Forgács
Sándor Sőth
Lili Monori
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Wiki.
Eldorado (Hungarian: Eldorádó, also known as The Midas Touch) is a 1988 Hungarian drama film written and directed by Géza Bereményi.
The film was entered into the main competition at the 45th edition of the Venice Film Festival. For this film Bereményi won the European Film Award for Best Director at the 2nd European Film Awards.