My Father's Happy Years (Apám néhány boldog éve) 47 years old

My Father's Happy Years

Director Sandor Simo based this film on his recollections of a period in his father's life just after World War II. In the film, Janos Torok is a chemist and an entrepreneur With enormous enthusiasm, he gets loans to purchase a small chemical plant and begins experiments to create innovative products, such as hormones. Meanwhile, the communist party has come to dominate Hungarian life in such a way that his activities are viewed as little more than criminal. He is hauled away to a prison camp, but even then his letters home are full of boundless optimism and his ideas for further experiments.

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My Father's Happy Years Cast

Name Character
József Madaras He was 39, 69 years old when he died
István Bujtor He was 34, 67 years old when he died
Dezső Garas He was 42, 77 years old when he died

My Father's Happy Years Crew

Name Department
My Father's Happy Years poster
My Father's Happy Years (47 years)

  • Release day: Monday, February 28, 1977
  • Runtime: 89 minutes