Sleepless Years (1959)
Overview
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
Gábor Agárdy
Tóth
Mari Törőcsik
Kató
István Avar
Tutó
Hilda Gobbi
Volone
Zoltán Makláry
Knézits, factory porter
Gyula Bakos
Béla Barsi
Mihalik
Gyula Bodrogi
Cserna
Elma Bulla
Csótiné
Sándor Deák
Zoltán Gera
