On Death Row
1990, Hungarian. Directed by János Zsombolyai.
Ferenc Gergó met Béla Nagy in the army, who later appeared at his workplace, a rural communications technology factory, as a counterintelligence officer, and played a major role in Gergó being sent to death row in 1958. Here he recalls what happened. Gergó fell in love with Zsuzsa, the wife of his friend, chief engineer Wágner. However, before their conflict could unfold, Wágner was arrested on suspicion of espionage and died in prison. Zsuzsa rejected Gergó's advances for a while and raised her child alone. After rekindling their relationship, they get married. On their honeymoon, they learn of the outbreak of the revolution. On their way home, they take part in one of the revolutionaries' actions. Gergó becomes a member of the factory workers' council. He saves Nagy from being lynched. In November, the factory is surrounded by soldiers. Gergó is also arrested...
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Hungarian
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- Released
- 1 January 1990
- Original title
- A halálraítélt
- Country
- Hungary
- Written by
- Ferenc Jeli, János Zsombolyai, Ákos Kertész
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On Death Row runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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On Death Row isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1990. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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On Death Row (1990) was directed by János Zsombolyai and stars Péter Malcsiner, Gábor Máté, Barbara Hegyi.