Father
1966 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 1,149 VOTES · DIR. István Szabó
Overview
The beginning shows Hungary devastated by the war and the postwar reconstruction with its communist government. Our hero (played first by Dániel Erdély and later, as a young man, by András Bálint) is clearly determined to find out what he can about his father who died young. All he knows is that he was a doctor and perhaps he was an honored victim of fascism. He never really finds out but his relationship with his mother, his friends and his Jewish girlfriend will make him totally independent of this need to find all about Apa or Father.
Dialogue Timeline — 655 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:04 FATHER A Diary of Faith
00:06:18 he is allowed to wear Father's watch for the afternoon, but not to wind it up.
00:11:10 "Hurrah! Long live Sándor PetÕfi!"
00:13:49 Catch him! Tie his hands!
00:20:15 That's a lie!
00:26:33 I would like to know what made you decide to break with tradition...
00:32:05 - What's wrong with her? - She's got a fever. You come up.
00:33:49 - Is your sister a count too? - Countess.
00:35:02 She never lets me in.
00:37:28 We know for sure he doesn't want to be a count anymore!
00:39:14 His cap was white, even his shoes...
00:43:00 Years have passed, and he's taller now than Father was.
00:47:19 He was some high Party functionary, wasn't he?
00:52:57 But it was too late by then.
00:58:20 Here we go! Get moving!
01:01:02 Run!
01:03:56 You see how angry I can get in a moment?
01:05:45 He'd put their leg or arm in a cast...
01:13:06 I ran into him on the streetcar.
01:15:53 He died.
01:17:45 This is where Father hid.
01:20:25 No.
01:23:47 Where's Father?
01:26:30 'Grandpa often used to swim across the Danube. '
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed655
Dialogue density7.4 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line01:26:30
Production Record
DirectorIstván Szabó
LanguageHU
IMDb votes1,149