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Fever

1957 · 113 min

A sober, slow-burning study of ambition and self-destruction that weighs heavily and rewards patient attention.

Directed by
Viktor Gertler
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ferenc Bessenyei, Tivadar Uray, Margit Bara
Overview
Set between the First and Second World Wars, a “tale of an industrialist's rise to power and his destruction through his own greed” - BFI.

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Directed by
Viktor Gertler
Genres
Drama
Starring
Ferenc Bessenyei, Tivadar Uray, Margit Bara
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • greed
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Viktor Gertler
Written by
Péter Szász
Starring
Ferenc Bessenyei, Tivadar Uray, Margit Bara, László Csákányi, Zsuzsa Gordon, Hans W. Hamacher, Manyi Kiss, István Somló
Cinematography
Barnabás Hegyi
Runtime
113 min
Country
Hungary
Languages
Hungarian

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