''Father'' ( hu, Apa) is a 1966 Hungarian

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written and directed by

István Szabó István Szabó (; born 18 February 1938) is a Hungarian film director, screenwriter, and opera director. Szabó is one of the most notable Hungarian filmmakers and one who has been best known outside the Hungarian-speaking world since the la ...

. The film is a coming of age story. The main character copes with his childhood loss of his father against the backdrop of the

Hungarian Revolution of 1956 The Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 10 November 1956; hu, 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was a countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the Hunga ...

and memories of the earlier dictatorship of the

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modelled on the German

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Cast

András Bálint András Bálint (born 26 April 1943) is a Hungarian actor. He has appeared in more than 75 films and television shows since 1958. Selected filmography * ''Father'' (1966) * '' The Confrontation'' (1969) * '' Szerelmesfilm'' (1970) * '' Trotta' ...

as Takó Bence *

Miklós Gábor Miklós Gábor (7 April 1919 – 2 July 1998) was a Hungarian actor, most remembered for his roles in films ''Valahol Európában'' and ''Mágnás Miska''. He was husband to Éva Ruttkai, and later Éva Vass. Miklós Gábor was born 7 Apr ...

as Apa * Dániel Erdély as Agyerek Takó * Kati Sólyom as Anni *

Klári Tolnay Klári Tolnay (born Rozália Klára Tolnay; 17 July 1914 – 27 October 1998) was a Hungarian actress. She received the Kossuth Prize in 1951 and 1952. Life Klári Tolnay (born Rózsi Tolnay) was born on 17 July 1914 in Budapest, as the da ...

as Anya * Zsuzsa Ráthonyi as Anya Fiatalon * Ilona Petényi *

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Judit Halász Judit Halász (born 7 October 1942) is a Hungarian actress and singer. She has appeared in more than sixty films since 1962. She is known for her albums of Hungarian children's music. Her earlier albums were collaborations with the band , fea ...

* Anna Nagy * Zsuzsa Balogh

Reception

The film won the Grand Prix at the

5th Moscow International Film Festival The 5th Moscow International Film Festival was held from 5 to 20 July 1967. The Grand Prix was shared between the Soviet film '' The Journalist'', directed by Sergei Gerasimov and the Hungarian film ''Father'', directed by István Szabó. The fe ...

and the Special Jury Prize at Locarno, and established Szabó as a director of international stature. The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the

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at the

40th Academy Awards The 40th Academy Awards honored film achievements of 1967. Originally scheduled for April 8, 1968, the awards were postponed to two days later, April 10, 1968, because of the assassination of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Bob Hope ...

, but was not accepted as a nominee. The film was chosen to be part both of

Budapest Twelve The Budapest Twelve is a list of 12 Hungarian films considered the best from the period between 1948 and 1968. The films were chosen in secret ballot of the Hungarian film industry in 1968. Budapest Twelve The International Federation of Film ...

, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968 and its follow-up, the New Budapest Twelve in 2000.

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* 1966 films 1966 drama films 1960s Hungarian-language films Hungarian black-and-white films Films directed by István Szabó Hungarian drama films {{1960s-drama-film-stub

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