New Gilgames

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New Gilgames (1963)

Directed by Mihály Szemes

Drama · 1h 34m

The story recalling the spirit of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king quarrelling with his approaching death, takes place in a cancer hospital in Budapest. Dávid, the young ethnography scientist resigned to his lot and is indifferent to his approaching death. His specialist reckons, however, that such a searching and stubborn mind with thorough knowledge of the nature of his own illness, will be able to fight death.

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Cast

Iván Darvas Dávid Edit Domján Lilla Sándor Pécsi doktor Aradi Szilvia Dallos Margin Sister Gyula Gózon Uncle Szoboszlai Erzsébet Házy Klári Ferenc Kiss Chief physician Imre Sinkovits Chief Engineer János Rajz Jani Nyíri
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Oszkár Ascher Jóna Ernö Szabó Sonneborn, bookseller Zoltán Basilides

Crew

Director
Mihály Szemes
Screenplay
Ida András, József Solymár
Director of Photography
Barnabás Hegyi
Editor
Mihály Morell

Details

Original title
Új Gilgames
Release date
1963-03-02
Runtime
1h 34m
Genres
Drama
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Hungarian
Countries
Hungary
Production
Hunnia Filmstúdió