Zsadányi flees from the authorities with his goddaughter, Bankós Mari, and they escape into the forest. The film then skips ahead thirty-fold years: Zsadány and Mari are now lovers, with the sound of war in the background halting their romance. The old friends of Zsadányi have joined with the Nazis, and the landowner living with his peasants in a socialist community grows distant from them. Zsadányi is held responsible for political problems in the country, and will pay with his life.
Miklós Jancsó
Director
Miklós Jancsó
Writer
Gyula Hernádi
Writer
János Kende
Director of Photography
György Cserhalmi
Zsadányi István
Czinkóczi Zsuzsa
Bankós Mari
Györgyi Tarján
Bankós Mari
Lajos Balázsovits
Zsadányi Gábor
István Bujtor
Héderváry
József Madaras
Baksa András / ifj. Baksa András
Gábor Koncz
Szeles-Tóth
Gyöngyvér Vigh
Bertalan Solti
Öreg Bankós
Kovács István
Komár István gróf
László Horváth
Kovács
Sándor Kátó
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