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The 1956 film collection contains archival footage of and relating to the 1956 revolution in Hungary.
The 69 titles include Hungarian newsreels from 1957-1970, propaganda films from the 1960s, fiction films from the 1960s to1980s, that represent the 1956 revolution as counter-revolution.
Hungarian television programs about the 1956 revolution produced before and after the 1989 change of regimes in Hungary, including portraits and indepth analyses of the events form part of the collection as well.


'BBC on the 1956 Hungarian Revolution' [A BBC az 1956-os forradalomról]
producer: BBC, 1956, 14 min.
3 min AVI
Television program (incomplete) produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), focusing on the revolutionary events of the western part of Hungary (Gyor, Magyaróvár, Sopron) and on the Hungarian refugees in Austria. Correspondent: George Mikes.
report, Great Britain, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:1

'Dungeons' [Pincebörtönök I-II.]
director: Zoltán Dézsy , 1997, 121 min.
3 min AVI
Ment to be a documentary film about the existence of “dungeons" underneath the headquarters of the Hungarian Communist Party in Budapest, Köztársaság tér.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:2

'How It Happened' [Így történt]
director: Ilona Kolonits , 1958, 18 min.
3 min AVI
Produced by the agitation and propaganda department of the Hungarian Communist Party, this film represents the 1956 Revolution as a counter-revolution. Archival footage shot during the Revolution were used.
propaganda film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:3

'Suit Against Words' [Perbe fogott szavak]
director: Rudas Gábor, producer: MTV (Hungarian Television), 1995, 34 min.
3 min AVI
Story of the 1957 Hungarian writers' trial, based on the victims diaries and private letters.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:4

'The Woman' [Az asszony]
director: Erdélyi János, 1995, 81 min.
3 min AVI
Story of a revolutioner somewhere in the countryside, who has to hide because of his participation in the Revolution.
fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:4

'Pictures Of The Revolution 1956-1957' [A forradalom képei 1956-57]
director: János Zsombolyai , 1990, 131 min.
3 min AVI
Television program based on comparison of two contradictory films. One represents "1956" as a revolution, the other is as a counter-revolution.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1-5

'A Town Without a Face' [Az arcnélküli város]
director: Tamás Fejér , producer: Hunnia Filmstúdió, 1960, 97 min.
3 min AVI
A secret police colonel denounces counter-revolutioners in a coal mine. The work and the life gets into normal as a consequence of his actions.
fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:6

'Yesterday' [Tegnap]
director: Márton Keleti , producer: Hunnia Filmstúdió, 1959, 88 min.
3 min AVI
Dilemma of a lieutenant about the judgement of 1956, after turning back home, to a little village.
fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:-6

'Pikemen' [Kopjások]
director: György Palásthy , producer: Hunnia Filmstúdió, 1975, 101 min.
3 min AVI
A political thriller, based on the novel of András Berkesi and György Kardos. The main character of the film is a secret police officer, who fights against the communists and gets killed by the agents of his organisation.
fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:7

'Makra' [Makra]
director: Tamás Rényi , 1972, 96 min.
3 min AVI

fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:7

'At Midnight' [Éjfélkor]
director: György Révész, producer: Hunnia Filmstúdió, 1957, 96 min.
3 min AVI
Dilemma of leaving the country or staying in Hungary in 1956, portrayed through a love story. The first Hungarian film that deals with "1956".
fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:8

'Dawn' [Virrad]
director: Márton Keleti, producer: Hunnia Filmstúdió, 1959, 88 min.
3 min AVI
A lieutenant-colonel, with the help of the armed workers and the Soviet army overcomes the chaos in a factory, caused by the counter-revolutioners.
fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:8

'Mayday Rally, Budapest 1957' [1957. május 1.]
1957, 4 min.
3 min AVI
Budapest, Hungary with participation of hundreds of thousands. Janos Kadar's comments on the "counter-revolution" of 1956.
newsreel, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:9

'Liberation Day Rally, Budapest 1958' [1958. április 4.]
1958, 2 min.
3 min AVI
After the military parade, Janos Kadar gives a speech.
newsreel, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:9

'Mayday Rally, Budapest 1970' [1964. május 1.]
1964, 3 min.
3 min AVI
Budapest, Hungary with participation of hundreds of thousands. Janos Kadar is interviewed.
newsreel, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:9

'Day of the Constitution, celebration 1962' [1962. augusztus 20.]
1962, 5 min.
3 min AVI
20 August, Day of Constitution in Hungary: Janos Kadar was awarded with the order of "Hero of Socialist Work"
newsreel, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:9

'János Kádár Awarded' [Kádár János Kisújszálláson]
1957, 8 min.
3 min AVI
János Kádár gives a speech about the “counter-revolution".
newsreel, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:10

'Hungary In Flames -- Fight of a Nation for Freedom' [Ungarn im Flammen]
director: István Erdélyi, 1957, 19 min.
3 min AVI
German documentary film on the history of Hungary, focusing on the events of the 1956 Revolution. Archival footage shot by Istvan Erdélyi during the Revolution in Hungary serves as the base of the film.
newsreel, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:11

'Imperial Governors, part 1.' [Birodalmi helytartók I.]
director: Tamás Tóth, producer: Duna Televízió, 1996, 62 min.
3 min AVI
Film about the role of the KGB and the Soviets in the suppression of the 1956 Revolution. Editor: Miklós Kun.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:12

'Imperial Governors, part 2.' [Birodalmi helytartók II.]
director: Tamás Tóth, producer: Duna Televízió, 1996, 57 min.
3 min AVI
Film about the role of the KGB and the Soviets in the suppression of the 1956 Revolution. Editor: Miklós Kun.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:13

'Films of “Irodalmi Újság“/June in Hungary -- Paris Budapest' [Az Irodalmi Újság filmjei / Magyar Június - Párizs Budapest]
1988, 104 min.
3 min AVI
Paris and Budapest: commemorations on execution of Imre Nagy, Prime Minister of Hungary. Interviews with Róza Hodosán, Tibor Méray, Jeno Sujánszky, Miklós Vásárhelyi, Erzsébet Nagy, Rezso Kiss, Judit Gyenes, Júlia Szilágyi. Speeches gave by János Kis, Imre Mécs, Aliz Halda, Tamás Molnár
report, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:26

'Hungarian Revolution, 1956' [Magyar Forradalom 1956]
director: Jeno Jakab, Mária Kovács, Béla Tóth, János Varga F., producer: MTV (Hungarian Television), 1996, 28 min.
3 min AVI
Archival footage about the revolution in Budapest, and the reactions in Western Europe.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:23

'Live History, part 1.' [Velünk élo történelem I. / "Aki magyar, velünk tart"]
director: Ervin Hollós , János Berecz , János Molnár , producer: MTV (Hungarian Television), 1986, 62 min.
3 min AVI
3 parts long documentary film about the "counter-revolution" in Hungary, interviews with communist politicians, former freedom fighters, historians and soldiers. With the participation of Valéria Benke, Antal Apró, Péter Erdos, Róbert Bohó, Béla Biszku, György Marosán, László Földes, András Hegedus, György Szepesi, Jeno Hazai, György Kalmár, Tibor Zinner, Tivadar Pártay, Lajos Tóth, Dezso Radványi, Mihály Kornidesz
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:24

'Live History, part 2.' [Velünk élo történelem II. / "Akié a fegyver, azé a hatalom"]
director: Ervin Hollós , János Berecz , János Molnár , producer: MTV (Hungarian Television), 1986, 55 min.
3 min AVI
3 parts long documentary film about the "counter-revolution" in Hungary, interviews with communist politicians, former freedom fighters, historians and soldiers. With the participation of Valéria Benke, Antal Apró, Péter Erdos, Róbert Bohó, Béla Biszku, György Marosán, László Földes, András Hegedus, György Szepesi, Jeno Hazai, György Kalmár, Tibor Zinner, Tivadar Pártay, Lajos Tóth, Dezso Radványi, Mihály Kornidesz
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:24

'Live History, part 3.' [Velünk élo történelem III. / "A fordulat"]
director: Ervin Hollós , János Berecz , János Molnár , producer: MTV (Hungarian Television), 1986, 57 min.
3 min AVI
3 parts long documentary film about the "counter-revolution" in Hungary, interviews with communist politicians, former freedom fighters, historians and soldiers. With the participation of Valéria Benke, Antal Apró, Péter Erdos, Róbert Bohó, Béla Biszku, György Marosán, László Földes, András Hegedus, György Szepesi, Jeno Hazai, György Kalmár, Tibor Zinner, Tivadar Pártay, Lajos Tóth, Dezso Radványi, Mihály Kornidesz
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:24

'Portrait of György Krassó' [Portré Krassó Györgyrol]
1997, 35 min.
3 min AVI
Homage a Krassó with the participation of Tibor Philip, István Eörsi, Róbert Pálinkás-Szucs, Zoltán Zsille.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:25

'Demonstrations of the Hungarian Opposition, 1988' [Ellenzéki tüntetések]
producer: Black Box, 1988, 91 min.
3 min AVI
June 16, 1988. Demonstrations of the opposition in Budapest at the Batthyány Memorial and in front of the building of the Hungarian Television, Szabadság square. Speakers: Gáspár Miklós Tamás and János Kis.
report, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:37

'Hungarian October' [A magyar október]
director: János Tardos , 1986, 92 min.
3 min AVI
Interviews with Béla Varga, Béla Szász, György Faludy, Tibor Méray, Péter Kende, Tibor Tardos, Sándor Kopácsi, Béla Király, István Kemény
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:27

'Reports From Budapest: Hungarian Revolution 1956' [Berichte aus…Budapest: Der Ungarn Aufstand 1956]
director: Helmut Dotterweich, 1986, 31 min.
3 min AVI
A documentary film about the revolution with footage of the West-German television. Interviews with Béla Szász, Tibor Déry and Gyula Háy from the 1970's.
documentary film, German language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:27

'Imre Nagy -- A Hero of 1956' [Imre Nagy - Der Held von 1956]
director: Katalin Vikol, István Szakály , 1996, 44 min.
3 min AVI
Documentary film on Imre Nagy. Interviews with János Rainer M., Gábor Görgey, András Hegedus, György Litván, Mihály Kornis, Miklós Vásárhelyi, Judit Gyenes. Also contains few seconds from the film of the Imre Nagy trial.
documentary film, German language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:28

'War '56' [Háború '56]
director: György Ordódy, 1997, 51 min.
3 min AVI
Documentary film about the military situation in Hungary. The film includes interviews with military historians and former military officers: Sándor Kopácsi, Péter Gosztonyi, Sándor Kiss M., András Márton, Béla Király, Frigyes Kahler.
documentary film, German language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:28

'Memoirs on Snagov' [Snagovi emlékezés]
director: Gábor Hanák, 1992, 37 min.
3 min AVI
Visit of Miklós Vásárhelyi and his wife to the lake at Snagov, Romania. They, just as other members of the Imre Nagy group were kept hostage by the Romanian secret police on the demand of the Hungarian authorities, 1956 and 1958.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:29

'Béla Király: General and professor' [Király Béla - tábornok és professzor]
director: Péter Bokor, Gábor Hanák, 1988, 51 min.
3 min AVI
Interview with professor Béla Király, Chief Commander of the National Guard of the revolutionary government.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:30

'Géza Losonczy, part 1.' [Losonczy Géza I.]
director: Gábor Hanák, producer: Hungarian National Library, Oral History Collection, 1991, 72 min.
3 min AVI
Portrait of Géza Losonczy. Featuring: Ms. Haraszti, Szilárd Ujhelyi, JánosErdody, Ferenc Donáth, Miklós Vásárhelyi, dr. György Radó, dr. György Losonczy.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:31

'Géza Losonczy, part 2.' [Losonczy Géza II.]
director: Gábor Hanák, producer: Hungarian National Library, Oral History Collection, 1991, 71 min.
3 min AVI
Portrait of Géza Losonczy. With the participation of Ms. Haraszti,Szilárd Ujhelyi, JánosErdody, Ferenc Donáth, Miklós Vásárhelyi, dr. György Radó, dr. György Losonczy.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:31

'Tibor Méray on the Imre Nagy Group' [Méray Tibor a Nagy Imre csoportról]
director: Gábor Hanák, 1994, 51 min.
3 min AVI
Tibor Méray evokes the antecedents of the revolution and the formation of the Imre Nagy group. Archival footage is also used.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:32

'There Was a Man... Portrait of Ferenc Donáth' [Volt egy ember... Donáth Ferenc élete]
director: Gábor Hanák, producer: Hungarian National Library, Oral History Collection, 1993, 55 min.
3 min AVI
Portrait of Ferenc Donáth. With the participation of János Kornai, Éva Bozóky, Borbála Donáth, Szilárd Ujhelyi, Gyula Illyés, Miklós Vásárhelyi, Ms. Haraszti, Mária Haraszti, György Radó, Artúr Sibelka Perleberg.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:33

'Nyitott Szem Video-magazine' [Nyitott Szem videofolyóirat]
director: Ferenc Székely, Gábor Nyáry, producer: MOVI, 1989, 94 min.
3 min AVI
Plot No. 301, Reformist workshop in Kecskemét, Demonstrations of the opposition in front of the Ministry of Interior organized by FIDESZ, Round table discussions of the opposition, “POFOSZ" about 1956, Should the government resign? What do the Free Democrats want?
report, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:34

'Home movie made by József Szilas' [Szilas József amatorfilmje]
1956, 5 min.
3 min AVI
Rákóczi street city life, shot from the window of the filmmaker.
home movie, Hungary, silent language, VHS
Fonds 320, Collection of home movies of 'Privát Fotó és Film Alapítvány, curator Péter Forgács ', OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 320-0-2:46

'Home movie made by László Dudás' [Dudás László amatorfilmje]
1956, 8 min.
3 min AVI
Events were recorded in December 1956 at the following locations: Vérmezo, Hungarian National Archive, Krisztina körút, Móricz Zsigmond körtér, Délivasút, Moszkva tér.
home movie, Hungary, silent language, VHS
Fonds 320, Collection of home movies of 'Privát Fotó és Film Alapítvány, curator Péter Forgács ', OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 320-0-2:63

'Home movie made by Gyula Ivándy' [Ivándy Gyula amatorfilmje]
1956, 3 min.
3 min AVI
Films were shot during the revolution at the following venues: Stalin statue on today's Dózsa György street, Nagykörút, Kálvin tér, Kilián Barracks, Margit utca, Köztársaság tér, Rókus Chapel, Ülloi út.
home movie, Hungary, silent language, VHS
Fonds 320, Collection of home movies of 'Privát Fotó és Film Alapítvány, curator Péter Forgács ', OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 320-0-2:136

'The First Hours of the Revolution ' [A forradalom elsõ órái képrõl képre, percrõl percre]
edited by: János Varga, producer: Duna Televízió, 14 min.
3 min AVI
The first day of the revolution, events as seen through the camera.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:40

'Hungary in Flames' [Magyarország lángokban-Egy nemzet harca a szabadságért]
producer: CBS, 1958, 55 min.
3 min AVI
Film about the post 1945 history of Hungary, and about the revolution.
report, English with Hungarian subtitles language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:40

'Revolt in Hungary' [Felkelés Magyarországon]
director: Walter Cronkaite, producer: CBS, 25 min.
3 min AVI
A US television documentary about the revolution and the Soviet aggression.
report, English with Hungarian subtitles language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:40

'New Hungarian Lamentation' [Újmagyar siralom]
director: Judit Ember, producer: Fekete Doboz, 1989, 167 min.
3 min AVI
Opening of the plot no. 301, where Imre Nagy and his fellows were buried. Exhumation of the victims. Interviews with the relatives of the victims.
report, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds , , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA

'Imperialist Spy Actions Against the Hungarian Peoples' Republic' [Imperialista kémtevékenység a Magyar Népköztársaság ellen]
producer: Film Studio of the Ministry of Interiors, Hungary, 1958, 26 min.
3 min AVI
Propaganda film about the spy activities after 1956, and the prisoners charged with espionage.
propaganda film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 394, Films of the 'Hungarian Ministry of Interior's Film Studio' , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 394-0-2:4

'In the Trap of the History' [A történelem fogságában]
director: Pál Zolnay, László Nádasy, producer: MTV (Hungarian Television), 1994-95, 159 min.
3 min AVI
Portrait of Miklós Vásárhelyi, spokesman of the Imre Nagy government.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:38

'Riddles' [Találós kérdések]
director: István Jávor, producer: Balázs Béla Stúdió, 1983, 182 min.
3 min AVI
András Hegedus, prime minister of Hungary 18 April 1955 -- 24 October 1956.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:39

'Diary For My Loves' [Napló szerelmeimnek]
director: Márta Mészáros, 1986, 124 min.
3 min AVI
Second part of the personal film trilogy of Márta Mészáros, dealing with the 1950s.
fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian with English subtitles language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:41

'The Red Cross in 1956' [A Vöröskereszt 1956-ban]
director: Francois Bardet, Jean Roy, 1957, 16 min.
3 min AVI
Compilation of footage about the activities of the Red Cross during the revolution. Pictures of the international solidarity, collecting and delivering donations to injured and the refugees. Footage were mostly recorded by the Red Cross correspondents.
report, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:36

'Fight Against the Enemy Amongst Us' [Harc a belso ellenség ellen]
producer: Film Studio of the Ministry of Interiors, Hungary, 1958, 34 min.
3 min AVI
Propaganda film about the enemy inside the country, and the resistance movement after the “counter revolution".
propaganda film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 394, Films of the 'Hungarian Ministry of Interior's Film Studio' , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 394-0-2:3

'Humanity's Crusade'
director: Karl Lapka, 1957, 14 min.
3 min AVI
Footage of camps dealing with refugees from Hungary after 1956. Everyday life of refugees: dining, medical check up.
report, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:35

'Freedom Road'
producer: Universal Studios, 1956, 1 min.
3 min AVI
Images of the revolution.
newsreel, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:35

'Hungary Free'
1956, 1 min.
3 min AVI
Images of the revolution.
newsreel, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:35

'News in Brief'
producer: Universal Studios, 1956, 1 min.
3 min AVI
Images of the revolution.
newsreel, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:35

'Last Stand'
1956, 1 min.
3 min AVI
Images of the revolution.
newsreel, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:35

'Russia Crushes Hungary!'
1956, 3 min.
3 min AVI
Images of the revolution.
newsreel, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:35

'The U.N. Condemns Russia'
1956, 1 min.
3 min AVI
Images of the revolution.
newsreel, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:35

'The Flight from Hungary'
producer: Warner-Pathe News, 1957, 3 min.
3 min AVI
Images of the revolution.
newsreel, English language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:35

'Imperial Governors' [Birodalmi helytartók]
director: Tamás Tóth , 1996
3 min AVI
Film about the role of the KGB and the Soviets in the suppression of the 1956 Revolution. Editor: Miklós Kun.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:12

'10 Years of the Worker's Militia' [10 éves a Munkásorség]
1967, 11 min.
3 min AVI
Propaganda film about the Workers' Militia, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of its founding after the 1956 “counter revolution".
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 344, Films of the Hungarian Workers Militia , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 344-0-1:22

'Bridge of memoirs' [Emlékek hídja]
1984, 48 min.
3 min AVI
Propaganda film about the Workers' Militia. Interviews with veterans.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 344, Films of the Hungarian Workers Militia , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 344-0-1:4

'5 years of the Worker's Militia' [5 éves a Munkásorség]
1962, 11 min.
3 min AVI
Propaganda film about the first five years of the Workers' Militia.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 344, Films of the Hungarian Workers Militia , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 344-0-1:25

'Black Box -- 23 October, 1988' [Fekete Doboz: 1988 október 23.]
1988, 53 min.
3 min AVI
Report about the demonstrations of the opposition in Budapest, 23 October 1988. Occasions were organised to commemorate the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Footage was made by independent video journal publishing group, called Black Box.
report, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:37

'Black Box -- The Trial Proceedings of the Appellate Procedure Against Imre Nagy and Others at the Highest Court' [Fekete Doboz: a Nagy Imre és társai elleni per fellebviteli targyalása ]
1989, 41 min.
3 min AVI
6 July 1989: Declaration of invalidity of sentences delivered on 15 June 1958. Historical co-incidence: János Kádár died on the same day.
report, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:37

'CNN Cold War part 7.: After Stalin'
producer: CNN, 1998, 45 min.
3 min AVI
History of the Cold War in the Soviet block after Stalin's death. With images of the 1956 revolution in Budapest, with original sound.
documentary film, USA, English language, VHS
Fonds FL, Film Library, OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA Filmkönyvtár

'Reels From the Ecseri Flea Market, Budapest' [Ecseri tekercsek]
director: Zoltán Czigány, producer: MTV (Hungarian Television), 2005, 51 min.
3 min AVI
Docu drama about the live of a group of young people during the revolution.
fiction film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:44

'Krassó'
1997, 31 min.
3 min AVI
Hommage a György Krassó.
documentary film, Hungary, Hungarian language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:45

'Grandfathers and Revolutions '
director: Hegedüs Péter, 1999, 53 min.
3 min AVI
Hegedüs Péter személyes hangú dokumentumfilmje nagyapjáról, Hegedüs András volt miniszterelnökrol.
dokumentumfilm, angol language, VHS
Fonds 306, Audiovisual Materials Relating to the 1956 Hungarian Revolution , OSA Archivum, Budapest, Hungary
ID number: HU OSA 306-0-1:42
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