The read
It runs a compact 1h 6m.
Synopsis
The story of Bendegúz, the teenage boy who never succeeds in anything and about whom everybody's first though is "I wish you had been hanged when you were born!" drops out of school and becomes a cowboy. He works for the Stationmaster whose cows he has to graze by the railway. Despite his goodwill and kindheartedness he always manages to spoil everything he touches. No matter his wit, he gets into humiliating situations and regularly fights with the Ugly Witch (the Stationmaster's mother-in-law). However his good spirit and cheerfulness never leave him.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
33 audience votes
Key crew
- Sándor MihályfyDirector
- György SchwajdaWriter
Cast
- Imre OlvasztóBendegúz
- Róbert KoltaiA Bakter
- Teri HorváthA Banya
- Péter HaumannA Patás
- Piroska MolnárAnya
- János ZáchSuszter
- László CuczorParaszt
- Ildikó PécsiCsámpás Rozi
- László BánhidiKonc Bácsi
- István SzilágyiA piócás
- László CsákányiBuga Jóska
- Károly GyulaiMarhakereskedő
Stills
Themes
hungaryrural life