Film

The bridge of life

1956 · Drama

The war is over, but the Bodog family is starving. Varg's neighbor takes Mihai Bodog with him to do restoration work. They are well paid for this work and Mihai can finally please his wife Erji and their young son. When the workers are later hired to build a bridge, Bodog, a specialist bridge builder, cannot resist the challenge and is hired. But this time the workers are delayed in paying their wages, so their family is once again in need. Erji is forced to look for work...

János Görbe

Mihály Bódog

Ági Mészáros

Erzsi, Bódog's wife

József Bihari

Zoltán Makláry

Varga

Márta Fónay

Aunt Ilus

Tivadar Uray

professzor Pongay

Gyula Benkő

son of Pongay

Irén Sütő

Pongay's daughter

Lili Berky

Old dignified woman

Ferenc Kállai

Tóni Varga

Tibor Fehér

Jani Varga

Tivadar Horváth

Kicskó

Mária Mezei

Szádváryné

István Somló

Võneki

Tibor Fehéregyházi

Tóni

Lajos Mányai

Márki

• Márton KeletiDirector
• Gyula HáyWriter
• György IllésDirector of Photography
• Sándor ZákonyiEditor

Release date

January 19, 1956

Status

Released

Original language

Hungarian

Genres

Drama