Hungary in Flames
A look back on Hungarian history ends in the bloody present of October 1956: The suppression of the uprising in Budapest, filmed from the point of view of those affected. The material was smuggled abroad and assembled there by refugee filmmakers. A direct contemporary document which at the end reflects the powerlessness of the West: Nobody came to help.
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Hungary in Flames
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Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 1, 1957
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
Ungarn in Flammen
Director
Ferdinand Khittl
Description
A look back on Hungarian history ends in the bloody present of October 1956: The suppression of the uprising in Budapest, filmed from the point of view of those affected. The material was smuggled abroad and assembled there by refugee filmmakers. A direct contemporary document which at the end reflects the powerlessness of the West: Nobody came to help.