''Woyzeck'' is a 1994 Hungarian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
János Szász
János Szász (born 14 March 1958) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter and theater director. He has directed eleven films since 1983. His film '' Witman fiúk'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festi ...
.
The film was selected as the Hungarian entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film at the
67th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.
[Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences] It was adapted from the play of the same name by
Georg Büchner
Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büch ...
.
Cast
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Lajos Kovács as Woyzeck
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Diana Vacaru as Mari
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Éva Igó as Mari (voice)
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Aleksandr Porokhovshchikov
Aleksandr Shalvovich Porokhovshchikov (russian: Александр Шалвович Пороховщиков, 31 January 1939, Moscow – 15 April 2012, Moscow) was a Russian film and theatre actor and film director, People's Artist of Russia ...
as Kapitány
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Gábor Reviczky
Gábor Reviczky (born March 28, 1949 in Tatabánya) is a Hungarian actor.
Selected filmography
* 1985 ''The Red Countess''
* 1985 ''Mata Hari''
* 1990 '' Good Evening, Mr. Wallenberg''
* 1991 '' Paths of Death and Angels''
* 1992 ''The Summer G ...
as Kapitány (voice)
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Péter Haumann
Péter Haumann (17 May 1941 – 28 May 2022) was a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films since 1962.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1941 births
2022 deaths
Hungarian male film actors
Male ...
as Orvos
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Sándor Gáspár
Sándor Gáspár (born 9 April 1956) is a Hungarian actor. He appeared in more than seventy films since 1978. His brother Tibor Gáspár is also an actor.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1956 births
Living people ...
as Policeman
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Sándor Varga as Fiú
See also
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References
External links
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1994 films
1994 drama films
Hungarian drama films
Hungarian black-and-white films
1990s Hungarian-language films
Films directed by János Szász
Hungarian films based on plays
European Film Awards winners (films)
Works based on Woyzeck
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