The Last Manuscript

The Last Manuscript — Plot

This sarcastic drama is taken from the popular Hungarian novel by Tibor Dery. A terminally ill writer (Jozef Kroner) of national prominence watches as family and friends gather like vultures for his imminent demise. Relli (Alexander Bardini) smiles and pretends to be the writer's friend as he tries to get his hands on an unpublished manuscript. The opening scene is the highlight of the film. While the dead writer is being laid to rest in a national funeral, he emerges from the coffin and walks into his own grave while the mourners flee in terror.

• Release date
• June 5, 1987
• Runtime
• 107 min
• Genres
• Comedy, Drama
• Director
• Károly Makk

The Last Manuscript — Cast

Jozef Kroner Nyáry György Aleksander Bardini Relli bácsi alias Márk Aurél Eszter Nagy-Kálózy Flóra Irén Psota Nyáriné, Vica

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Béla Both Franz Hédi Váradi Emilia