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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Iván DarvasDávid | Dávid |
 Edit DomjánLilla | Lilla |
 Sándor Pécsidoktor Aradi | doktor Aradi |
 Szilvia DallosMargin Sister | Margin Sister |
 Gyula GózonUncle Szoboszlai | Uncle Szoboszlai |
 Erzsébet HázyKlári | Klári |
 Ferenc KissChief physician | Chief physician |
 Imre SinkovitsChief Engineer | Chief Engineer |
 János RajzJani Nyíri | Jani Nyíri |
| OOszkár AscherJóna | Jóna |
 Ernö SzabóSonneborn, bookseller | Sonneborn, bookseller |
 Zoltán BasilidesNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnikó FelföldiNot listed | Not listed |
| LLászló FerenczNot listed | Not listed |
| GGyörgy GyörffyNot listed | Not listed |
| TTibor HaraszinNot listed | Not listed |
 Éva KelemenNot listed | Not listed |
| MMária KeresztessyNot listed | Not listed |
 János KoltaiNot listed | Not listed |
| IIlka PeturNot listed | Not listed |
| IIstván PrókaiNot listed | Not listed |
| JJózsef S. TóthNot listed | Not listed |
| AAnni EisenNot listed | Not listed |
 József LángNot listed | Not listed |