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.

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Cast

Zoltán Latinovits

Major Büky

Iván Darvas

Captain Tarpataki

Ádám Szirtes

Corporal Szabó

Tibor Szilágyi

Ensign Pozdor

Margit Bara

Rózsa

Teri Horváth

a cashier

Irén Psota

Betti

Mari Szemes

Milena

Éva Vass

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István Avar

Corporal Dorner

Tamás Major

Colonel Grassy

Gyula Benkő

Lieutenant Colonel Kázoni