Sleepless Years

Sleepless Years

1959 · 107 min · ★ 9.0 · Drama

The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.

Directed by Félix Máriássy · Written by Judit Máriássy

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Éva Ruttkai Vilma
Géza Tordy Karesz
Éva Vass Irén
Gábor Agárdy Tóth
Mari Törőcsik Kató
István Avar Tutó
Hilda Gobbi Volone
Oszkár Ascher Director Lisszauer
Zoltán Makláry Knézits, factory porter
Gyula Bakos
Béla Barsi Mihalik
Gyula Bodrogi Cserna

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