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Cast
Gábor Koncz
as Prohászka Feri / Gyula vitéz
Ferenc Kállai
as Bodó, főszerkesztő
Lajos Őze
as Lukács Péter, rendező
Éva Almási
as Annuska, Gál felesége
Annamária Szilvássy
as Bodó Klári
Szilvia Sunyovszky
as Vali, színésznő
Piros Ildikó
as Színésznő
Béla Both
as összeesküvő magyar úr
István Egri
as Dr. Kass
László Ferencz
as Hartman
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1970
Runtime—
LanguageHungarian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy
Votes3
DirectorIstván Bácskai Lauró
WritersMiklós Herczenik, András Polgár
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.7 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsKnight of the TV-screen
About Knight of the TV-screen
This mocking criticism of public life and the media focuses on a TV series. The protagonist of the film, depicting the battles fought for Hungarian castles during the Ottoman occupation, is chosen to be the amateur Prohászka Feri, a worker in the beer-factory.
Directed by István Bácskai Lauró, Knight of the TV-screen leans on a strong ensemble — Gábor Koncz, Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Őze — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1970.
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