Andras Kovacs' film, considered one of the most important Hungarian films of the 1960s, centers around four men who await trial for their involvement in the massacre of several thousand Jewish and Serbian people of Novi Sad in 1942. Each denies any responsibility, claiming that they were only following orders. The film is significant for its willingness to address the subject of Hungary's role in WWII, which was taboo at the time of the its release.
Zoltán Latinovits
as Major Büky
Iván Darvas
as Captain Tarpataki
Ádám Szirtes
as Corporal Szabó
Tibor Szilágyi
as Ensign Pozdor
Margit Bara
as Rózsa
Teri Horváth
as a cashier
Irén Psota
as Betti
Mari Szemes
as Milena
Éva Vass
as Edit
István Avar
as Corporal Dorner
Tamás Major
as Colonel Grassy
János Zách
as General-Lieutenant Feketehalmy-Czeydner
