Movielogr
Cold Days (1966)
Directed by András Kovács
Overview
Andras Kovacs’ film, considered one of the most important Hungarian films of the 1960s, centers around four men who await trial for their involvement in the massacre of several thousand Jewish and Serbian people of Novi Sad in 1942. Each denies any responsibility, claiming that they were only following orders. The film is significant for its willingness to address the subject of Hungary’s role in WWII, which was taboo at the time of the its release.
Length 96 minutes
Actors
Zoltán Latinovits | Darvas Iván | Ádám Szirtes | Szilágyi Tibor | Margit Bara | Teri Horváth | Irén Psota | Mari Szemes | Éva Vass | Avar István | Major Tamás | János Zách | Gyula Benkö | András Ambrus | Antal Farkas | Koltai János | Gábor Koncz | Károly Kovács | József Madaras | Tibor Molnár | Erzsi Simor | Bujtor István