A Strange Role(1976)

After the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a young Hungarian, wanted by the police for political crimes, escapes to just this side of the Austrian border. When he discovers that his escape contact has been shot, he disguises himself as a woman and, posing as a maid, takes refuge at a tuberculosis sanatorium. He lives there as a woman for the entire winter before resuming his journey in the spring.

Genre: Drama

Director: Pál Sándor

Actors: Margit Dajka, Irma Patkós, Carla Romanelli, Dezsö Garas, Sándor Szabó, Endre Holmann, Hédi Temessy, Ildikó Pécsi, Mária Lázár, Ági Margitai

Release date: 1976-01-06

Country of origin: Hungary

Length: 1h 22m

Ratings:

• 7.4/10