Drama · Hungary · 1963 · 1h 34m

New Gilgames

Új Gilgames

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Director
Mihály Szemes
Cast
Iván Darvas as Dávid Edit Domján as Lilla Sándor Pécsi as doktor Aradi Szilvia Dallos as Margin Sister Gyula Gózon as Uncle Szoboszlai Erzsébet Házy as Klári
Crew
Barnabás Hegyi — Director of Photography Mihály Morell — Editor Ida András — Screenplay József Solymár — Screenplay István Básthy — Production Design Zsazsa Lázár — Costume Design
Synopsis

The story recalling the spirit of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king quarrelling with his approaching death, takes place in a cancer hospital in Budapest. Dávid, the young ethnography scientist resigned to his lot and is indifferent to his approaching death. His specialist reckons, however, that such a searching and stubborn mind with thorough knowledge of the nature of his own illness, will be able to fight death.

Key Collaborators
Mihály Szemes Director Barnabás Hegyi Director of Photography Mihály Morell Editor Ida András Screenplay József Solymár Screenplay István Básthy Production Design Zsazsa Lázár Costume Design
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