The Silent File
1978, English. Directed by Gyula Mészáros.
This detective story about three women who humiliate men. An accidental mishap reveals the spying activities of Pál Kovács, a foreign trader. The investigation is made more difficult by Kovács' persistent silence.The trail leads to his girlfriend, Éva László, an OTP employee, against whom an unsuccessful assassination attempt is made. In prison, Kovács' life is in danger. The investigation brings to the fore a gang of spies who are about to leave the country, but the gang's boss "Bimbó" keeps them in hand so that he can be the first to make his move.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1978
- Original title
- A néma dosszié
- Country
- Hungary
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The Silent File runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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The Silent File isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1978. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Silent File?
The Silent File (1978) was directed by Gyula Mészáros and stars Tibor Bitskey, Ádám Szirtes, István Bujtor.