''Twenty Hours'' ( hu, Húsz óra) is a 1965 Hungarian
drama film
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directed by
Zoltán Fábri
Zoltán Fábri (15 October 1917 – 23 August 1994) was a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. His films '' The Boys of Paul Street'' (1969) and ''Hungarians'' (1978) were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. ...
.
The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
38th Academy Awards
The 38th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1965, were held on April 18, 1966, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope.
The ceremony was broadcast on the ABC network and was ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] The film shared the Grand Prix with ''
War and Peace
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'' and won the Prix
FIPRESCI
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at the
4th Moscow International Film Festival
The 4th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1965. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film ''War and Peace'' directed by Sergei Bondarchuk and the Hungarian film ''Twenty Hours'' directed by Zoltán Fábri.
Jur ...
.
Cast
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Antal Páger as Chairman Jóska
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János Görbe
János Görbe born as Görbe János (November 12, 1912, Jászárokszállás - September 5, 1968, Budapest) was a prominent Hungarian actor of film and theater. He was the father of actress Nóra Görbe, star of the popular 80's TV series, "Lind ...
as Anti Balogh
*
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 the reporter
*
Ádám Szirtes as Béni Kocsis
*
László György
László () is a Hungarian language, Hungarian male given name and surname after the King-Knight Saint Ladislaus I of Hungary (1077–1095). It derives from Ladislav, a variant of Vladislav. Other versions are Lessl or Laszly. The name has a histo ...
as Sándor Varga
*
József Bihari
József Bihari (1901–1981) was a Hungarian actor.
Selected filmography
* '' St. Peter's Umbrella'' (1935)
* '' My Daughter Is Different'' (1937)
* '' All Men Are Crazy'' (1937)
* '' The Golden Man'' (1936)
* '' The Village Rogue'' (1938)
* ' ...
as András Cuha
*
Lajos Őze
Lajos Őze (27 April 1935 – 21 October 1984) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in over 80 films between 1955 and 1984. He starred in the 1976 film '' The Fifth Seal'', which was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival.
Sel ...
as Kiskovács
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János Makláry
János or Janos may refer to:
* János, male Hungarian given name, a variant of John
Places
* Janos Municipality, a municipality of Chihuahua
** Janos, Chihuahua, town in Mexico
** Janos Biosphere Reserve, a nature reserve in Chihuahua
* Janos ...
(credited as János Maklári) as György Vencel
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Károly Kovács as the count
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Gyula Bodrogi
Gyula Bodrogi (born 15 April 1934) is a Hungarian television and film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Sleepless Years'' (1959)
* '' Cantata'' (1963)
* ''Twenty Hours'' (1965)
* '' The Testament of Aga Koppanyi'' (1967)
* '' Irány Mexikó!' ...
as the doctor
*
Ági Mészáros
Ági Mészáros (born Ágnes Éberli; 24 May 1914 – 8 March 1989) was a Hungarian film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1940 and 1977. Her daughter Ági Voith is also an actress.
Selected filmography
* '' Treasured Earth'' (19 ...
as Terus
*
Tibor Molnár
Tibor Molnár (26 July 1921 – 24 November 1982) was a Hungarian film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1948 and 1982.
Selected filmography
* ''Tüz'' (1948)
* '' Treasured Earth'' (1948) - Tarcali Jani
* ''Szabóné'' (1 ...
as Máthé
See also
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References
External links
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1965 films
1960s Hungarian-language films
1965 drama films
Hungarian black-and-white films
Films directed by Zoltán Fábri
Hungarian drama films
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