The Midas Touch (Eldorádó) 36 years old

The Midas Touch

A deep drama about life in Hungary after the WW2 until the revolt against Russians in '56. The main character is the head of the black market in Budapest. He thinks he can buy everyone and everything but at the end he must face that he can't buy life. A must-see for everyone. Casting involves some of the greatest Hungarian actors. The story takes place in the eighth district of Budapest focusing on the market place on Teleki square which is still working. The movie contains some archive footage of real fight during the revolution.

Credits

The Midas Touch Cast

Name Character
Péter Haumann He was 47, now 83 years old as Nyomozó
Gyula Pauer He was 47, 71 years old when he died as Gombacsik
Károly Eperjes He was 34, now 70 years old as Monori Sándor
Péter Andorai He was 40, 71 years old when he died as Berci
Gábor Ferenczi He was 38, now 74 years old as Gida
Enikő Eszenyi She was 28, now 63 years old as Monori Marika
Judit Pogány She was 44, now 80 years old as Monoriné
Géza Balkay He was 36, 53 years old when he died as Temesvári Miklós
Barnabás Tóth He was 11, now 47 years old as Valkó Imi

The Midas Touch Crew

Name Department
János Breckl as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Gyula Pauer as Production Design. He was 47 (71) years old when He died Art
Gyula Pauer as Costume Design. He was 47 (71) years old when He died Costume & Make-Up
Sándor Kardos as Director of Photography. He was 44 (now 80) years old Camera
Géza Bereményi as Director. He was 43 (now 78) years old Directing
Géza Bereményi as Writer. He was 43 (now 78) years old Writing
The Midas Touch poster
The Midas Touch (36 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, September 01, 1988
  • Runtime: 104 minutes