Does The Witness end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Witness scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Witness violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Witness easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Witness

Name: The Witness
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1979
Duration: 108 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Ferenc Kállai, Lajos Őze, Zoltán Fábri, Béla Both, Georgette Metzradt

Directed by Péter Bacsó

Produced by Mafilm

1979108 min8.1 / 10

A darkly comic political satire set in 1950s Communist Hungary that explores the collision between an ordinary man and corrupted power through the lens of an old debt.

Hungary, 1950s. József Pelikán, who works as a dam keeper on the Danube, meets by chance Zoltán Dániel, an old friend whom he saved from death years before and who is now a powerful politician.

Clusters

Dark Comedy Nightmares Dark Comedies About Ambition Mental Illness Caregiving Toxic Romance Stories Comedy And Satire

Genres

Comedy

Keywords

Budapest, Hungary Dark Comedy Political Satire Communism

Questions people ask

Does The Witness end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is The Witness scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is The Witness sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is The Witness violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is The Witness easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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