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The Whiskey Bandit

The Whiskey Bandit

20176.62h 6m

Overview

Between 1993 and 1999, one man robbed 29 financial institutions in Budapest. Banks, post offices and even travel agencies fell victim to his crime spree. The police had no leads and no hope of finding him during his six-year stint. The only clue left behind at the crime scenes was the distinct aroma of whiskey. The media christened him the “Whiskey Bandit”. Never physically harming anyone, many began to eagerly follow his escapades through the media. A Transylvanian immigrant, who also happened to be a goalie for one of the city's largest hockey teams, named Attila Ambrus, was finally identified as the “Whiskey Bandit”. The police had finally captured him... or so they thought.

Directed by Nimród Antal
Written by Nimród Antal
Produced by Barnabás Hutlassa, Tamás Hutlassa
Box OfficeBudget: $4.7MRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

Bence Szalay

Bence Szalay

Attila Ambrus

Piroska Móga

Piroska Móga

Kata

Zoltán Schneider

Zoltán Schneider

Detective Bartos

Björn Freiberg

Björn Freiberg

Casino Guest

Imre Csuja

Imre Csuja

Uncle Miki

Sándor Oszter

Sándor Oszter

Security man at bank

Attila Ifj. Vidnyánszky

Attila Ifj. Vidnyánszky

D

Dániel Mertz

Gas station attendant

Viktor Klem

Viktor Klem

Géza

Gergely Kaszás

Gergely Kaszás

Father of Attila

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Themes & Keywords

robberyhungarywhiskey

About The Whiskey Bandit

The Whiskey Bandit is a action, crime film released in 2017 exploring themes of robbery, hungary, whiskey. Directed by Nimród Antal, it stars Bence Szalay, Piroska Móga, Zoltán Schneider. Between 1993 and 1999, one man robbed 29 financial institutions in Budapest. Banks, post offices and even travel agencies fell victim to his crime spree. The police had no leads and no hope of finding him during his six-year stint. The only clue left behind at the crime scenes was the distinct aroma of whiskey. The media christened him the “Whiskey Bandit”. Never physically harming anyone, many began to eagerly follow his escapades through the media. A Transylvanian immigrant, who also happened to be a goalie for one of the city's largest hockey teams, named Attila Ambrus, was finally identified as the “Whiskey Bandit”. The police had finally captured him... or so they thought.

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