A Strange Role (1976)
After the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a young Hungarian, wanted by the police for political crimes, escapes to just this side of the Austrian border. When he discovers that his escape contact has been shot, he disguises himself as a woman and, posing as a maid, takes refuge at a tuberculosis sanatorium. He lives there as a woman for the entire winter before resuming his journey in the spring.
- Released
- 1976-01-06
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Pál Sándor, Pál Sándor, Zsuzsa Tóth
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 from 4 votes
Cast
- Endre Holmann as Galambos Sarolta / Kövesi János (as Holman Endre)
- Dajka Margit as Öreg primadonna
- Szabó Sándor as Wallach doktor
- Erzsébet Kútvölgyi as Zsófi nõvér
- Dezső Garas as Reményi / Glück úr / Fényképész
- Carla Romanelli as Olasz nő
- Mária Lázár as Füsthajú nő
- Irma Patkós as Kegyelmes Asszony
- András Kern as Ács István
- György Simon as Lajos bácsi
- Márk Zala as Különítményes tiszt
- Györgyi Tarján as Reményi Margitka