Principal cast
Lars Rudolph, Peter Fitz, Hanna Schygulla, Alfréd Járai and Gyula Pauer
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Werckmeister Harmonies
About the film
Werckmeister Harmonies at a glance.
Screen Path places this 2000 film at stop 323 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.
Key craft credits
Emil Novák (director of photography), Erwin Lanzensberger (director of photography), Gábor Medvigy (director of photography), Miklós Gurbán (director of photography) and Patrick De Ranter (director of photography)
- Director
- Béla Tarr
- Release
- 2001-02-01
- Runtime
- 139 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Hungary
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
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Full cast
- Lars RudolphCharacter: János Valuska
- Peter FitzCharacter: György Eszter
- Hanna SchygullaCharacter: Tünde Eszter
- Alfréd JáraiCharacter: Lajos Harrer
- Gyula PauerCharacter: Mr. Hagelmayer
- János DerzsiCharacter: Man In The Broad-Cloth Coat
- Mihály KormosCharacter: Factotum
- Putyi HorváthCharacter: Porter
- Éva Almássy AlbertCharacter: Aunt Piri
- Péter DobaiCharacter: Chief Constable
- László feLugossyCharacter: Housepainter
- Barna MihókCharacter: Coachman
Full crew
Full crew
- Béla TarrCredits: Director, Co-Writer, Associate Producer
- László KrasznahorkaiCredits: Writer, Novel
- Miklós GurbánCredits: Director of Photography
- Mihály VígCredits: Music
- Péter DobaiCredits: Additional Dialogue
- Gyuri Dósa KissCredits: Additional Dialogue
- György FehérCredits: Additional Dialogue
- Franz GoëssCredits: Producer
- Paul SaadounCredits: Producer
- Miklós SzitaCredits: Producer
- Joachim von VietinghoffCredits: Producer
- Ralph E. CottaCredits: Associate Producer
- Patrick De RanterCredits: Director of Photography
- Erwin LanzensbergerCredits: Director of Photography
- Gábor MedvigyCredits: Director of Photography
- Emil NovákCredits: Director of Photography
- Rob TregenzaCredits: Director of Photography
- Sándor KatonaCredits: Set Decoration
- Zsuzsa MihalekCredits: Set Decoration
- Béla Zsolt TóthCredits: Set Decoration
- János BrecklCredits: Costume Design
- Erzsébet RáczCredits: Costume Design
- Csaba ErösCredits: Sound Recordist
- László GyõrffyCredits: Sound Recordist
- Gábor ifj. ErdélyiCredits: Sound Editor
- György KovácsCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer
- Ágnes HranitzkyCredits: Editor, Co-Director
- Paulo BrancoCredits: Thanks
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