Fallow Land (1973)

The story of the film with a touch of journalistic atmosphere takes place in the autumn 1919 after the fall of the proletarian dictatorship. The main figure is Zilahy Kálmán, a high-school teacher, very much attracted to Ady's ideology. He is, at the same time, a rational minded sober character keeping a certain distance from the chaotic events. During the first months of the terror of the Whites, he takes a stand for his persecuted colleague, and with his wife's help, he hides Pálos, a Communist commissar in his flat.

• Release Date: 1973-03-08
• Runtime: 1h 38min
• Production Company: Hunnia Filmstúdió
• Production Country: Hungary
• Director: András Kovács