The story recalling the spirit of Gilgamesh, the Sumerian king quarrelling with his approaching death, takes place in a cancer hospital in Budapest. Dávid, the young ethnography scientist resigned to his lot and is indifferent to his approaching death. His specialist reckons, however, that such a searching and stubborn mind with thorough knowledge of the nature of his own illness, will be able to fight death.
Release Date | March 2, 1963 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | Új Gilgames | |
Runtime | 1h 34min | |
Budget | — | |
Revenue | — | |
Language | Hungarian | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | Hungary | |
Production Companies | Hunnia Filmstúdió |