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Why Wasn't He There?

9/ 10· 11993105 min
Drama

The film is a story of parallel biographies. In 1944, three generations of a Jewish family of pharmacists live in a small Hungarian town. Eva, the 13-year-old granddaughter, keeps a diary and reads Dickens' Copperfield's David. From time to time, the hero of the novel appears in her life, or Eva enters the world of the novel. First, Eve's cousin is taken away. Then Eva's mother and her boyfriend arrive from Pest. They seize Grandpa's shop, arrest her father, and the ordeal doesn't end there...

Director
András Jeles

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Starring

  • Péter Halász

    Péter Halász

    Béla

  • Kathleen Gati

    Kathleen Gati

    Ági

  • Sándor Fábry

    Sándor Fábry

    Officer Szepesváry

  • C

    Cora Fisher

    Éva (as Cora Fischer)

  • L

    Lörinc Gulyás

    David Copperfield

  • Györgyi Kari

    Györgyi Kari

    Maid

  • É

    Éva Láng

    Grandma

  • E

    Elemér Sós

    Grandpa

  • I

    István Bálint

    Éva's father

Frequently asked questions

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Why Wasn't He There? is not currently listed on a streaming service in the US. Use the country picker on the page to check other markets.
How long is Why Wasn't He There??
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Why Wasn't He There? runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
Who stars in Why Wasn't He There??
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Why Wasn't He There? stars Péter Halász, Kathleen Gati, Sándor Fábry, Cora Fisher, Lörinc Gulyás.

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