Küldetés Evianba

Overview

In the summer of 1938, a month after the annexation of Austria and a year before the outbreak of war, the world's diplomats gather for a Refugee Conference in Evian, Switzerland. Here the Nazis send the highly respected Professor Benda, whose task it is to convince the diplomats to buy the lives of half a million Jews from Germany for ten million dollars. But no one, not even the Jewish representatives, can be convinced that the truly diabolical deal - the Germans would use the money to arm themselves - is the only chance to save human lives... The author of the original piece, Hans Habe, himself attended the conference as a young journalist. In his novel, written a quarter of a century later, he explores the world's responsibility.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 17, 1988

Original language

Hungarian

Countries

Hungary

Cast

Klaus Abramowsky,Anna Ráckevei,Venczel Vera,Anna Nagy,Frigyes Hollósi

Director

Erika Szántó

Writer

Hans Habe,Erika Szántó

Cinematography

Gábor Szabó

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0095476