

The Confrontation
1969-02-06 · 82 min · ★ 6.5
In post-WWII Hungary, a group of Communist college students arrive at a Catholic seminary hoping to engage in peaceful debate with its students.
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- Directors
- Miklós Jancsó
- Production companies
- Mafilm
- Countries
- Hungary
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Andrea DrahotaLantos Jutka
Kati KovácsSzabó Teri
Lajos BalázsovitsFekete Laci
András KozákKozma András
András BálintAndrás, zsidó fiú
József MadarasKellér atya
István UriPista
Tibor OrbánPaptanár
Balázs KosztolányiBalázs
András KernGimnazista
Juhász JácintKollégium szövetségi vezető
Gyula SzombathyFeri
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