Cinema
The Corporal and the Others
A tizedes meg a többiek
Márton Keleti · 1965
Synopsis
In the final weeks of the Second World War, Corporal Molnár Ferenc deserts with his battalion's pay, hidden in grenades, and tries to cross by motorcycle a front that keeps shifting, equipped with a forged movement order. He finds refuge in a castle guarded by a servant, Albert, where three Hungarian soldiers are already hiding. The most resourceful of the four, he takes command, and the little band passes itself off in turn as a general staff, as loyal soldiers or as friends of the Soviets, depending on who knocks at the door.
Context
The film starts from a screenplay by Imre Dobozy, Nyílt parancs, conceived as a drama, which Péter Szász rewrote as a comedy. Released on 15 April 1965, it was a great popular success. It stood out from the war epics by taking as its heroes cunning ordinary people who seek only to survive, and by mocking all sides. Imre Sinkovits plays the corporal. The film won the grand prize at the Hungarian film festival.
Who it is for
A black-and-white war comedy, carried by Imre Sinkovits; released in France on DVD by Clavis Films and shown by the Cinémathèque française.
Prizes and reception
Several of its lines, among them “the Russians are already in the pantry”, have passed into everyday speech; it was selected in 1968 among the twelve best Hungarian films.
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