Sleepless Years (1959)

The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.

Cast (56)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Éva Ruttkai

Vilma

Géza Tordy

Karesz

Éva Vass

Irén

Gábor Agárdy

Tóth

Mari Törőcsik

Kató

István Avar

Tutó

Hilda Gobbi

Volone

O

Oszkár Ascher

Director Lisszauer

Zoltán Makláry

Knézits, factory porter

Gyula Bakos

Béla Barsi

Mihalik

Gyula Bodrogi

Cserna

L

Lajos Boray

Elma Bulla

Csótiné

F

Ferenc Deák B.

Sándor Deák

J

József Fonyó

Berczik

Zoltán Gera

G

György Gonda

J

János Gosztonyi

P

Pálma Gyimesi

L

László Hlatky

J

János Horkay

József Horváth

László Inke

József Kautzky

Éva Kelemen

M

Mária Keresztessy

Erzsi Lengyel

M

Mária Majláth

János Makláry

L

László Misoga

Gábor Mádi Szabó

László Márkus

Viola Orbán

Sándor Pethes

Sándor Peti

P

Piri Peéry

J

János Pásztor

Blanka Péchy

János Rajz

Gellért Raksányi

I

István Rozsos

Sándor Siménfalvy

I

Irén Sitkey

Bertalan Solti

L

Lajos Sugár

Ernö Szabó

A

András Tassy

Hédi Temessy

Lisszauerné

Sándor Tompa

Árpád Téry

F

Ferike Vidor

József Vándor

Ferenc Zenthe

Jani Knézits

J

Judit Zsolnai

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