''Those Who Wear Glasses'' ( hu, Szemüvegesek) is a 1969 Hungarian
black comedy film written and directed by
Sándor Simó
Sándor Simó (7 August 1934 – 4 September 2001) was a Hungarian film producer, director and screenwriter. He produced 25 films and directed a further seven. His 1969 film ''Those Who Wear Glasses'' won the Golden Leopard at the Locarno ...
. The film won the
Golden Leopard at the
Locarno International Film Festival.
One of the earliest examples of black comedy in European filmmaking, it is considered a classic of the genre.
Cast
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István Bujtor
István Bujtor (5 May 1942 – 25 September 2009), born István Frenreisz, was a Hungarian actor, director, producer and screenplay writer. He starred in the TV mini-series Mathias Sandorf based on the novel Mathias Sandorf by Jules Verne as ...
as Valkó László
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Mari Törőcsik
Mari Törőcsik (born Marián Törőcsik; 23 November 1935 – 16 April 2021) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 170 films from 1956 to 2020. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival ...
as Mari
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Emil Keres
Emil Keres (9 July 1925 – 1 April 2016) was a Hungarian actor and theatre director.
Selected filmography
Awards
* Kossuth Prize
The Kossuth Prize ( hu, Kossuth-díj) is a state-sponsored award in Hungary, named after the Hungarian politici ...
as Ormai
* István Avar as Tibor
* Mária Ronyecz as Jutka
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Tamás Major
Tamás Major (26 January 1910 – 13 April 1986) was a Hungarian stage and film actor. He also acted as the director of the Hungarian National Theatre from 1945 to 1962.
Selected filmography
* ''A szüz és a gödölye'' (1941) - István, Hube ...
as Náray
References
External links
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1969 films
1969 drama films
Hungarian comedy films
1960s Hungarian-language films
Golden Leopard winners
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Sándor Simó
1960s black comedy films
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