Cold Days (1966)

Drama
War

Andras Kovacs' film, considered one of the most important Hungarian films of the 1960s, centers around four men who await trial for their involvement in the massacre of several thousand Jewish and Serbian people of Novi Sad in 1942. Each denies any responsibility, claiming that they were only following orders. The film is significant for its willingness to address the subject of Hungary's role in WWII, which was taboo at the time of the its release.

Cast

Captain Tarpataki
Colonel Grassy
General-Lieutenant Feketehalmy-Czeydner
Lieutenant Colonel Kázoni
Büky's bachelor
Adolf Gottlieb
Colonel Ballay
Golyószórós
Prison warden
Corporal Szabó
Mrs. Ballay
Ensign Pozdor
a cashier
Corporal Dorner

Crew

Director of Photography
Production Design
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Production Manager
Makeup Artist
Assistant Director