''The Falcons'' () is a 1970
Hungarian film directed by
István Gaál
István Gaál (25 August 1933 – 25 September 2007) was a Hungarian film director, editor and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1956 and 1996. With ''Falcons'' he won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival.
Sel ...
about the training of
falcon
Falcons () are birds of prey in the genus ''Falco'', which includes about 40 species. Some small species of falcons with long, narrow wings are called hobbies, and some that hover while hunting are called kestrels. Falcons are widely distrib ...
s for use on farms to protect crops from birds. It is based on the 1967 novel by
Miklós Mészöly. It won the
Jury Prize at the
1970 Cannes Film Festival
The 23rd Cannes Film Festival took place from 3 to 18 May 1970. Guatemalan author and Nobel Prize laureate Miguel Ángel Asturias served as jury president for the main competition.
The ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'', then the ...
, tying with ''
The Strawberry Statement
''The Strawberry Statement'' is a non-fiction book by James Simon Kunen, written when he was 19, which chronicled his experiences at Columbia University from 1966–1968, particularly the April 1968 protests and takeover of the office of the dean ...
''.
Cast
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Ivan Andonov
Ivan Asenov Andonov (; 3 May 1934 – 29 December 2011) was a Bulgarian film director and actor. He directed more than thirty films, and is best known for his cinematography on ''Ladies' Choice (film), Ladies' Choice'' (1980), ''Dangerous Cha ...
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György Bánffy - Lilik
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Gyula Bay
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Gyula Gulyás
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Gábor Harsányi
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Pál Hriazik
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Péter Kertész
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Judit Meszléry - Teréz
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Gábor Nadai
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Sándor Nagy
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Mihály Nyúl
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Ferenc Paláncz
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József Zémann
References
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1970 films
1970s Hungarian-language films
1970 drama films
Films directed by István Gaál
Films about birds
Hungarian drama films
Cannes Jury Prize winners
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