Hot Fields

Hot Fields

1948 · 94 min · ★ 8.5 · Drama

Avary, himself a hustler, is jealous of his beautiful wife. He eavesdrops to catch Vilma, his wife, having supper with a neighbour on the terrace of their manor-house. He is about to shoot at the woman, but it is him who gets shot to death.

Directed by Imre Apáthi · Written by Zsigmond Móricz

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