The bridge of life
1956, Hungarian. Directed by Márton Keleti.
The war is over, but the Bodog family is starving. Varg's neighbor takes Mihai Bodog with him to do restoration work. They are well paid for this work and Mihai can finally please his wife Erji and their young son. When the workers are later hired to build a bridge, Bodog, a specialist bridge builder, cannot resist the challenge and is hired. But this time the workers are delayed in paying their wages, so their family is once again in need. Erji is forced to look for work...
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- Language
- Hungarian
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Cast & crew
- Márton KeletiDirector
- János GörbeMihály Bódog
- Ági MészárosErzsi, Bódog's wife
- József BihariCast
- Zoltán MakláryVarga
- Márta FónayAunt Ilus
- Tivadar Urayprofesszor Pongay
- Gyula Benkőson of Pongay
- Irén SütőPongay's daughter
- Lili BerkyOld dignified woman
- Ferenc KállaiTóni Varga
- Tibor FehérJani Varga
- Tivadar HorváthKicskó
Details
- Released
- 19 January 1956
- Original title
- Az élet hídja
- Country
- Hungary
- Written by
- Gyula Háy
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The bridge of life (1956) was directed by Márton Keleti and stars János Görbe, Ági Mészáros, József Bihari.