Petőfi '73

Name: Petőfi '73
Released: 1973-06-16
Rating: 5.8

19731h 10m

58%

4 TMDB ratings

Directed by Ferenc Kardos

Using high-school students, Hungarian director Ferenc Kardos re-created the 1848 revolutionary period in that country's history which was dominated by the poet/soldier Sandor Petofi (1822-1849). Petofi wrote many epic poems which inspired Hungarian nationalism, the most well-known of which is Up Magyar! The students were encouraged to improvise without costumes or scenery, and did so with gusto.