The Fifth Seal

The Fifth Seal
Directed byZoltán Fábri
Written byZoltán Fábri
Ferenc Sánta
StarringLajos Őze
László Márkus
Zoltán Latinovits
CinematographyGyörgy Illés
Edited byFerencné Szécsényi
Music byGyörgy Vukán
Release date
  • 7 October 1976 (1976-10-07)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryHungary
LanguageHungarian

The Fifth Seal (Hungarian: Az ötödik pecsét) is a 1976 film by Hungarian director Zoltán Fábri based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Hungarian author Ferenc Sánta. It won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival[1] and it was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2]The film is considered as one of the best films of Hungarian and world cinema.

  1. ^ "10th Moscow International Film Festival (1977)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences