American Torso
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American Torso

7.2 / 10 1975 1h 36mNR Hungarian
DramaHistoryWar

Storyline

In the final days of the American Civil War, an emigre Hungarian military officer attempts to map the situation of the enemy. Many veterans of the 1848 War of Independence in Hungary fought on the northern side. Experienced Fiala, Boldogh who struggles with homesickness and the reckless Vereczky all experience their enforced emigration in different ways and news of impending peace elicits different reactions from them all.

Cast & Crew

SC

Sándor Csutoros

Fiala János

Lead
György Cserhalmi

György Cserhalmi

Vereczky Ádám

AF

András Fekete

Boldogh

JB

Jenő Balaskó

LB

László Benke

GF

Gáspár Ferdinándy

GH

Gyula Hornyanszky

FJ

Ferenc Jánossy

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Gábor Bódy's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. American Torso is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker