The Midas Touch
The Midas Touch1989
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A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Károly EperjesMonori Sándor | Monori Sándor |
 Judit PogányMonoriné | Monoriné |
 Enikő EszenyiMonori Marika | Monori Marika |
 Barnabás TóthValkó Imi | Valkó Imi |
 Péter AndoraiBerci | Berci |
 Géza BalkayTemesvári Miklós | Temesvári Miklós |
 Gyula PauerGombacsik | Gombacsik |
 Péter HaumannNyomozó | Nyomozó |
 István BasaTarzan | Tarzan |
 János BataNot listed | Not listed |
 Mariann Falusiénekesnő a bárban | énekesnő a bárban |
 Gábor FerencziGida | Gida |
 Péter ForgácsNot listed | Not listed |
 Henrik Pauerkis Gombacsik | kis Gombacsik |
 László KonterNot listed | Not listed |
 Géza D. HegedűsNot listed | Not listed |
 Eszter Nagy-KálózyNot listed | Not listed |
| IIstván JeneyNot listed | Not listed |
 Ágnes KamondyNot listed | Not listed |
| GGyörgy KölgyesiNot listed | Not listed |
| KKristóf KataNot listed | Not listed |
| GGyörgyi LangNot listed | Not listed |
 László MéhesNot listed | Not listed |
 Lili MonoriNot listed | Not listed |
 Sándor SőthNot listed | Not listed |