Knight of the TV-screen (1970) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1970 · 76 mins · Hungarian

Directed by

István Bácskai Lauró

Starring

Gábor Koncz, Ferenc Kállai, Harsányi Gábor, Éva Almási, Lajos Őze, Piros Ildikó

A satirical critique of public life and the media, the film centers on a television series that reenacts the battles for Hungarian castles during the Ottoman occupation. Its unlikely hero is Prohászka Feri, a beer‑factory worker who becomes an amateur participant in the historic drama.