''The Revolt of Job'' ( hu, Jób lázadása) is a 1983 Hungarian film directed by
Imre Gyöngyössy
Imre Gyöngyössy (25 February 1930 – 1 May 1994) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His film ''The Revolt of Job'' (1983), which he co-directed with Barna Kabay, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ...
and
Barna Kabay
Barna Kabay (born 15 August 1948, Budapest) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and film producer. His film ''The Revolt of Job'' (1983), which he co-directed with Imre Gyöngyössy, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreig ...
. It was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
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.
Lackó is a Hungarian
orphan
An orphan (from the el, ορφανός, orphanós) is a child whose parents have died.
In common usage, only a child who has lost both parents due to death is called an orphan. When referring to animals, only the mother's condition is usuall ...
whom a
Jewish
Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
couple adopts. He lives with the family until the
Nazi
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s take the parents away.
Hungary, 1943. An elderly Jewish couple, Jób and Róza, adopt an unruly non-Jewish child (Lackó) to whom they intend to pass on their wealth and knowledge before Nazi oppression engulfs Hungary.
Attending the film's opening in
New York City
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, Gyöngyössy said that he intended the movie "as a message not only between generations but between nations".
Cast
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Ferenc Zenthe
Ferenc Zenthe (born Ferenc Rameshofer; 20 April 1920 – 30 July 2006) was a Hungarian actor, honored with being chosen as an Actor of the Nation, the Kossuth Prize and the Meritorious Artist Award of Hungary. Best known from the historical ser ...
(Jób)
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Hédi Temessy
Hédi Temessy (Hedvig Temesi; 6 May 1925 – 29 May 2001) was a Hungarian actress. Active for over 50 years, she appeared on stage, in films, and on television. Her significant roles include playing Márta in Gergely Csiky's ''The Grandmother' ...
(Róza)
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Péter Rudolf (Jani)
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Léticia Cano (Ilka)
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István Verebes (Rabbi hangja)
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László Gálffi
László Gálffi (born 16 November 1952) is a Hungarian actor. He was born in Budapest.
One of his better known roles is that of King Ludwig II of Bavaria in Tony Palmer's epic film production of ''Wagner'', in which Galffi acted alongside Ric ...
(Cirkuszos)
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Gábor Fehér (Lackó)
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Nóra Görbe
Nóra Görbe (born 3 September 1956) is a Hungarian pop singer and actress.
Life
* She is the daughter of legendary film actor János Görbe. Biográfia">Nóra Görbe website >> Biográfia
* She considered becoming a ballet dancer before turni ...
(Ilka hangja)
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András Ambrus
András () is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian form of ''Andrew''. Notable people with the name include:
* András Ádám-Stolpa (born 1921), Hungarian tennis player
* András Adorján (born 1950), Hungarian writer
* András Ágos ...
(Ügyvéd)
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Sándor Oszter
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It may refer to:
People Given name
* Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925) was a Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and great book collector
* Sándor B ...
(Árvaház igazgatója)
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Péter Blaskó (Fiatal szomszéd)
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Flóra Kádár
Flóra Kádár (; 4 August 1928 – 3 January 2003) was a Hungarian actress. She was known for her roles of ''Mrs. Hackl'' in the film Sunshine, ''Redl's sister'' in the film Colonel Redl, and ''Erzsi, Jóska's wife'' in the film Adoption.
Lif ...
See also
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References
External links
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1983 films
Hungarian drama films
1980s Hungarian-language films
Holocaust films
1983 drama films
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