A Magyar Szabadság Éve

Play Your Own Game

The film, Play Your Own Game, which was made for the House of Terror Museum is available for free download from the official website of the 1956 Memorial Year. It tells the story of Hungary from the end of World War II until the regime change through the life story of Ferenc Puskás.

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Available in German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish and Portuguese
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Director: Ferenc Török

Screenplay: Mária Schmidt, Gábor Tallai

Documentary, 25 minutes, 2011

Summary: The events of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution intertwined with the life of the reigning soccer star Ferenc Puskás give new meaning to the bloody revolt that cracked the myth of communist ideology. Through archival footage, director Ferenc Török portrays the power of the human spirit that ignited the uprising of the Hungarian people against the evil and hugely oppressive communist Soviet empire.

(Photograph by Fortepan/ Gyula Nagy)