Plot Summary

The story recalling the spirit of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king quarrelling with his approaching death, takes place in a cancer hospital in Budapest. Dávid, the young ethnography scientist resigned to his lot and is indifferent to his approaching death. His specialist reckons, however, that such a searching and stubborn mind with thorough knowledge of the nature of his own illness, will be able to fight death.

Movie Details

Original Title
Új Gilgames
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Iván Darvas as Dávid

Iván Darvas

Dávid

Edit Domján as Lilla

Edit Domján

Lilla

Sándor Pécsi as doktor Aradi

Sándor Pécsi

doktor Aradi

Szilvia Dallos as Margin Sister

Szilvia Dallos

Margin Sister

Gyula Gózon as Uncle Szoboszlai

Gyula Gózon

Uncle Szoboszlai

Erzsébet Házy as Klári

Erzsébet Házy

Klári

Ferenc Kiss as Chief physician

Ferenc Kiss

Chief physician

Imre Sinkovits as Chief Engineer

Imre Sinkovits

Chief Engineer

János Rajz as Jani Nyíri

János Rajz

Jani Nyíri

Oszkár Ascher as Jóna

Oszkár Ascher

Jóna

Ernö Szabó as Sonneborn, bookseller

Ernö Szabó

Sonneborn, bookseller

Zoltán Basilides as

Zoltán Basilides

Anikó Felföldi as

Anikó Felföldi

László Ferencz as

László Ferencz

György Györffy as

György Györffy

Tibor Haraszin as

Tibor Haraszin

Éva Kelemen as

Éva Kelemen

Mária Keresztessy as

Mária Keresztessy

János Koltai as

János Koltai

Ilka Petur as

Ilka Petur

Production Companies

Hunnia Filmstúdió