The Red Countess

The Red Countess — Plot

The plot of the film starts at the beginning of the century, in the heyday of the Andrássy and Károlyi families, during the ever increasing crisis of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, and ends with the emigration of the Károlyi couple after the collapse of the 1918-19 revolutions. It tells the story of this historical period (war, revolution, take-over by the proletariat, dictatorship) from the view of an extremely wealthy lady, Andrássy Katinka. The authors tried to evoke the special story during which a strange and unique woman gets thoroughly involved in history through her love and at the same time keeps her own identity and self-governance.

• Release date
• March 7, 1985
• Runtime
• 140 min
• Genres
• Drama, History
• Director
• András Kovács

The Red Countess — Cast

Juli Básti Ferenc Bács Ferenc Kállai Hédi Temessy Edit Frajt