Movie
Cold Days
Released: September 26, 1966 (1966)
Runtime: 96 minutes
Genres: Drama, War
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Iván Darvas as Captain Tarpataki
Age at release: 41
- Ádám Szirtes as Corporal Szabó
Age at release: 41
- Margit Bara as Rózsa
Age at release: 38
- Teri Horváth as a cashier
Age at release: 37
- Irén Psota as Betti
Age at release: 37
- Zoltán Latinovits as Major Büky
Age at release: 35
- István Avar as Corporal Dorner
Age at release: 35
- Mari Szemes as Milena
Age at release: 34
- Éva Vass as Edit
Age at release: 33
- Tibor Szilágyi as Ensign Pozdor
Age at release: 24
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- Károly Kovács as Colonel Ballay
Age at release: 64
- Tamás Major as Colonel Grassy
Age at release: 56
- Gyula Benkő as Lieutenant Colonel Kázoni
Age at release: 48
- Tibor Molnár as Prison warden
Age at release: 45
- Antal Farkas as Jeweler
Age at release: 44
- János Koltai as Adolf Gottlieb
Age at release: 31
- József Madaras as Golyószórós
Age at release: 29
- Gábor Koncz as Zsarko
Age at release: 28
Age at release: 24
- János Zách as General-Lieutenant Feketehalmy-Czeydner
Age at release: Unknown
- András Ambrus as Büky's bachelor
Age at release: Unknown
- Erzsi Simor as Mrs. Ballay
Age at release: Unknown