The Stationmaster Meets His Match

Nov 12, 1980

1h 6m

★ 7.7

Overview

The story of Bendegúz, the teenage boy who never succeeds in anything and about whom everybody's first though is "I wish you had been hanged when you were born!" drops out of school and becomes a cowboy. He works for the Stationmaster whose cows he has to graze by the railway. Despite his goodwill and kindheartedness he always manages to spoil everything he touches. No matter his wit, he gets into humiliating situations and regularly fights with the Ugly Witch (the Stationmaster's mother-in-law). However his good spirit and cheerfulness never leave him.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Magyar Televízió (MTV) Művelődési Főszerkesztőség

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Cast

Bendegúz

Imre Olvasztó

A Bakter

Róbert Koltai

A Banya

Teri Horváth

A Patás

Péter Haumann

Anya

Piroska Molnár

Suszter

János Zách

Paraszt

László Cuczor

Csámpás Rozi

Ildikó Pécsi

Konc Bácsi

László Bánhidy

A piócás

István Szilágyi

Buga Jóska

László Csákányi

Marhakereskedő

Károly Gyulai

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