Petőfi '73

The story

Using high-school students, Hungarian director Ferenc Kardos re-created the 1848 revolutionary period in that country's history which was dominated by the poet/soldier Sandor Petofi (1822-1849). Petofi wrote many epic poems which inspired Hungarian nationalism, the most well-known of which is Up Magyar! The students were encouraged to improvise without costumes or scenery, and did so with gusto.

Cast & crew

Mihály Kovács

Mihály KovácsPetőfi Sándor

Kata KányaDamjanich

Zoltán Fábián

Zoltán FábiánDembinszky

Nóra Kovács

Nóra KovácsSzendrey Júlia

Can TogayKossuth Lajos

Tibor Csizmadia

Tibor CsizmadiaVasvári Pál

Csaba Oszkay

Csaba OszkayMadarász László

Attila Kőhalmi

Attila KőhalmiJókai

Miklós Donik

Miklós DonikOrlay Petrik Soma

Péter Sváda

Péter SvádaBem

Péter BlaskóKlapka

János Marosvölgyi

János MarosvölgyiDembinszky