The Midas Touch

The Midas Touch — Plot

A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.

• Release date
• February 9, 1989
• Runtime
• 104 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Géza Bereményi

The Midas Touch — Cast

Károly Eperjes Monori Sándor Judit Pogány Monoriné Enikő Eszenyi Monori Marika Barnabás Tóth Valkó Imi Péter Andorai Berci Géza Balkay Temesvári Miklós Gyula Pauer Gombacsik Péter Haumann Nyomozó