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  1. The Witness (Hungarian: A tanú, also known as Without A Trace), is a 1969 Hungarian satire comedy film, directed by Péter Bacsó. The film was created in a tense political climate at a time when talking about the early 1950s and the 1956 Revolution was still taboo.

  2. Jun 6, 1979 · The Witness: Directed by Péter Bacsó. With Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Öze, Zoltán Fábri, Béla Both. Banned for over a decade for its outspoken criticism of the post-WWII communist regime in Hungary, Péter Bacsó's 'The Witness' has since then achieved unparalleled cult status in its native land.

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    • Drama, Comedy
    • Péter Bacsó
    • 1979-06-06
  3. A tanú aka The Witness (1969) is a courageous critique of the folly and dishonesty of Hungary’s post-war Communist regime and still astounding by virtue of having been made in such a tense political climate in the first place.

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    • Mafilm
    • Péter Bacsó
  4. Peter Bacsós The Witness ( A Tanu, 1969) Vol. 5 (May 2011) by Colette de Castro. This film was banned in Hungry for more than a decade, from 1969 to 1981. Set in the 1950s, it portrays in a satiric tone a corrupt and deceitful system of government.

  5. The film follows the life of an ordinary dike keeper, József Pelikán, who has been caught for illegally slaughtering his pig, Dezsõ. Instead of doing hard time for his “heinous” crime, Pelikán is elevated into an important position, generally reserved for the communist elite.

  6. Banned for over a decade for its outspoken criticism of the post-WWII communist regime in Hungary, Péter Bacsó's 'The Witness' has since then achieved unparalleled cult status in its native land.

  7. Nov 22, 2023 · The Witness (Hungarian A tan, also known as Without A Trace), is a 1969 Hungarian satire film, directed by Pter Bacs. The film was created in a tense political climate at a time when talking about the early 1950s and the 1956 Revolution was still taboo.