The Witness (1979)
Directed by Péter Bacsó / Peter Bacso
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Satire, Tragi-comedy |
Run Time - 108 min. |
Countries - Hungary |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this stark political satire, a poor Hungarian dike worker is utterly bewildered by the unfathomable red tape of Stalin's bureaucracy. Though the film was made in 1969, it wasn't released in Hungary until 1978.
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Keywords
against-the-system, bumbler, bureaucracy, government, worker
Attributes
High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance
