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Children of Glory

Children of Glory

20066.82h 3m

Overview

During the ill-fated Hungarian revolution of 1956, Karcsi Szabo, star player on the water polo team, is torn between his love for a revolutionary student and his training for the Melbourne Olympics.

Directed by Krisztina Goda
Written by Géza Bereményi, Joe Eszterhas, Éva Gárdos
Produced by Tamás Zákonyi S., Andrew G. Vajna, Clive Parsons
Box Office0Revenue: $71K

Top Cast

Kata Dobó

Kata Dobó

Viki Falk

Iván Fenyő

Iván Fenyő

Karcsi Szabó

Sándor Csányi

Sándor Csányi

Tibi Vámos

Károly Gesztesi

Károly Gesztesi

Telki edzõ

Ildikó Bánsági

Ildikó Bánsági

Karcsi anyja

Tamás Jordán

Tamás Jordán

Karcsi nagyapja

Viktória Szávai

Viktória Szávai

Hanák Eszter

Zsolt Huszár

Zsolt Huszár

Gál Jancsi

Tamás Keresztes

Tamás Keresztes

Ács Imi

Péter Haumann

Péter Haumann

Feri bácsi

Themes & Keywords

sportsolympic gamesrevolutionhungarywoman director1950swater polo

About Children of Glory

Children of Glory is a drama, history film released in 2006 exploring themes of sports, olympic games, revolution, hungary, woman director, 1950s. Directed by Krisztina Goda, it stars Kata Dobó, Iván Fenyő, Sándor Csányi. During the ill-fated Hungarian revolution of 1956, Karcsi Szabo, star player on the water polo team, is torn between his love for a revolutionary student and his training for the Melbourne Olympics.

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