The Last Manuscript

The Last Manuscript

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  • Cast
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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 5, 1987

Runtime

1h 47m

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Original Title

Az utolsó kézirat

Director

Károly Makk

Description

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 Relli (Alexander Bardini) smiles and pretends to be the writer's friend as he tries to get his hands on an unpublished manuscript.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.