The Red Countess

Story

Synopsis

The plot of the film starts at the beginning of the century, in the heyday of the Andrássy and Károlyi families, during the ever increasing crisis of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and ends with the emigration of the Károlyi couple after the collapse of the 1918-19 revolutions. It tells the story of this historical period (war, revolution, take-over by the proletariat, dictatorship) from the view of an extremely wealthy lady, Andrássy Katinka. The authors tried to evoke the special story during which a strange and unique woman gets thoroughly involved in history through her love and at the same time keeps her own identity and self-governance.

Director

András Kovács

Writers

Mihályné Károlyi

Language

Hungarian

Country

Hungary

Release date

7 March 1985

Ensemble

Cast

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  Juli Básti

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  Ferenc Bács

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  Ferenc Kállai

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  Hédi Temessy

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  Edit Frajt