

Sleepless Years
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The "sleepless years" in this propaganda piece by director Felix Marlassy occur on Csepel Island, an island south of Budapest that is home to an armaments factory. The factory workers are shown being exploited by imperialists, capitalists gone berserk, and fascists, more or less in that exact chronological sequence. The heavy-handed approach does much to undercut the belief that when socialism finally takes over, the lives of the workers are brought up to a human level. In this instance, audiences might prefer a more nuanced and subtle statement, no matter what the message.
Cast

Éva Ruttkai
Vilma

Géza Tordy
Karesz

Éva Vass
Irén

Agárdi Gábor
Tóth

Mari Törőcsik
Kató

István Avar
Tutó

Hilda Gobbi
Volone

Oszkár Ascher
Director Lisszauer

Zoltán Makláry
Knézits, factory porter

Gyula Bakos

Béla Barsi
Mihalik

Gyula Bodrogi
Cserna

Lajos Boray

Elma Bulla
Csótiné

Ferenc Deák B.

Sándor Deák

József Fonyó
Berczik

Zoltán Gera

György Gonda

János Gosztonyi

Pálma Gyimesi

László Hlatky

János Horkay

József Horváth

László Inke

József Kautzky

Éva Kelemen

Mária Keresztessy

Erzsi Lengyel

Mária Majláth

János Makláry

László Misoga

Gábor Mádi Szabó

László Márkus

Viola Orbán

Sándor Pethes

Sándor Peti

Piri Peéry

János Pásztor

Blanka Péchy

János Rajz

Gellért Raksányi

István Rozsos

Sándor Siménfalvy

Irén Sitkey

Bertalan Šolti

Lajos Sugár

Ernö Szabó

András Tassy

Hédi Temessy
Lisszauerné

Sándor Tompa

Árpád Téry

Ferike Vidor

József Vándor

Ferenc Zenthe
Jani Knézits
