Magyar vándor (English: The Hungarian Strayer[1] or Hungarian Vagabond[2]) is a 2004 Hungarian action comedy film directed by Gábor Herendi and starring Károly Gesztesi, János Gyuriska and Gyula Bodrogi. The plot contains elements of time travel fiction.[3]

Hungarian Strayer
Directed byGábor Herendi
Written byGábor Harmat
Starring
Music byRóbert Hrutka
Distributed byBudapest Film
Release date
  • 5 February 2004 (2004-02-05)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

Plot

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The seven leaders of the Hungarians wake up after a very hard party in Etelköz. Then they realise that their beloved Hungarians are gone without them to conquest... In this exciting movie the leaders have to find the new home, and their people as well. During their migration they live through the history of Hungary, both the comic and tragicomic episodes, but instead of forests and castles, they occupy inns and hotels, and they are fighting with harem girls instead of Mongols or Tatars. And the big battle is not with weapons and guns, but on a soccer field, with a football and two teams...

Cast

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  • Károly Gesztesi ... Álmos
  • János Gyuriska ... Előd
  • János Greifenstein ... Ond
  • Zoltán Seress ... Kond
  • Győző Szabó ... Tas
  • Tibor Szervét ... Huba
  • István Hajdú ... Töhötöm
  • Gyula Bodrogi ... General Wienerschnitzz
  • János Gálvölgyi ... Turkish Pasha
  • László Fekete ... Toldi Miklós
  • András Hajós ... Singer

Reception

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The film was the most successful at the Hungarian box office in 2004-2005.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "László Fekete, Iconic Strongman Champion of Hungary Announces Retirement". Hungary Today. 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. ^ "Hungarian Vagabond". NFI. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. ^ Sherman, Fraser A. (2017-01-11). Now and Then We Time Travel: Visiting Pasts and Futures in Film and Television. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-9679-2.
  4. ^ Palmberger, Monika; Tošić, Jelena (2017-03-03). Memories on the Move: Experiencing Mobility, Rethinking the Past. Springer. ISBN 978-1-137-57549-4.
  5. ^ Ostrowska, Dorota; Pitassio, Francesco; Varga, Zsuzsanna (2017-06-30). Popular Cinemas in East Central Europe: Film Cultures and Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78672-239-3.
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