Summary
The subject-matter of this comedy is age-old: that of the schizophrenic soul. Papa would have liked boy twins years ago, but her wife gave birth to a single child weighing six kilograms. He would like to dampen his feeling of emptiness by having the boy registered both as Péter and Pál.
Good for
- Friends night
- Background watch
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 80GoodWatch 76
Audience score94%
IMDb6.5
Running time
1 h 27 min
Shorter than most comedies, −13 min on the typical 100
typical 10087Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Released
1978
November 16, 1978
48 years ago
Genre
ComedyLanguage
Hungarian
Original language
Made in
Hungary
Directing · 2
- Ferenc Kardos Director
- Pál Erdőss Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- István Kardos Writer
Production · 2
- István Nemeskürty Producer
- Lajos Gulyás Production Manager
Camera · 1
- János Kende Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Margit Galamb Editor
Sound · 2
- Levente Szörényi Original Music Composer
- György Pintér Sound
Art · 2
- László Najmányi Production Design
- Attila Köves Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Zsuzsa Vicze Costume Design
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