The Match
1981, Hungarian. Directed by Ferenc Kósa.
Summer of 1956. In the small town in the Hungarian country-side, during the time the chief of police spends in a course in Budapest, Rigó Dezső is the boss with full powers. He is fighting tooth and nail to help the local football-team stay in the second national selection. During one of the matches, he beats the referee to death.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hungarian
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- Released
- 13 August 1981
- Original title
- A mérkőzés
- Country
- Hungary
- Written by
- Ferenc Kósa
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The Match (1981) was directed by Ferenc Kósa and stars Gábor Koncz, Tibor Szilágyi, András Kozák.