Underground Colony

Underground Colony

1951 · 93 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

In 1948, when Hungarian industry counts on almost every liter of fuel, the production of Makert, an American oil company in Hungary, is declining by the day. The firm's American owners claim that the oil field is depleted. However, the new government controller, Nerges, discovers that this is sophisticated sabotage by which representatives of American industrial circles want to disrupt socialist construction in the country. With the help of Hungarian state security officers, Nergesz uncovers and neutralizes the saboteurs at the mine and hastens the Hungarian people's decision to nationalize Makert.

Directed by Mihály Szemes · Written by Mihály Szemes

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József Bihari Barla, mérnök
Erzsi Orsolya Barláné
Ferenc Ladányi Nyerges, a MAKIRT termelési felelõse
Sándor Suka Környe
Gyula Benkő Budai örnagy
József Juhász Öreg munkás
István Palotai Simics
Lörinc Deák Államtitkár
Lajos Rajczy Kristófi, ÁVH vezérezredes
Antal Farkas ÁVH õrmester
Lajos Mányai Dalton
Andor Ajtay Pápay

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