

It Happened in Europe
1947-12-23 · 100 min · ★ 6.3
1944. A band of runaways and orphans of the war scour the countryside in search of food and shelter. They invade and then taken in by a musician and former concert pianist who’s hiding out in a ruined castle. After the initial altercation between them the gang accepts his guidance and he wins their respect by protecting them from the elements.
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- Directors
- Géza von Radványi
- Production companies
- MAFIRT
- Countries
- Hungary
- Status
- Released
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Artúr SomlayPiotr Simon, the old man
Miklós GáborHosszú
Zsuzsa BánkiÉva
György BárdyPolice Commissioner
Károly Bicskey
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