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A House of Cards

1967 · 91 min

A quiet, slow-burning Hungarian crime drama that unfolds through conversation and ceremony rather than action.

Directed by
György Hintsch
Genres
Crime
Starring
György Kálmán, Mari Törőcsik, Antal Páger
Overview
Barta has been investigating for a year in the murder case of a professor of medicine. Keller, the victim, has been shot dead in his own villa. Barta joins the closest relatives and they all travel to Dunaszentmárton by ship for the inaugural ceremony of his tomb.

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Directed by
György Hintsch
Genres
Crime
Starring
György Kálmán, Mari Törőcsik, Antal Páger
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • mystery
    • death
    • family
    Places
    • countryside
    • single country house
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    crime
    Directed by
    György Hintsch
    Written by
    Gábor Deme, György Hintsch
    Starring
    György Kálmán, Mari Törőcsik, Antal Páger, Zoltán Latinovits, Éva Ruttkai, László Inke, Gyula Bodrogi, Ferenc Kállai
    Runtime
    91 min
    Country
    Hungary
    Languages
    Hungarian

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