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The Battle of Mohács

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2004 | 82 min | Comedy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Tailor-made for history and war-film fans and anyone looking to switch off and smile. It puts you in the middle of the fighting, and doesn't let you forget the cost.
The mood
Light and funny.
The pace
Zips along, at 1 hr 22 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off
  • It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.

By the notes of Fiáth Pompeiusz, the one-time friend of Kapa and Pepe, Professor Szirtes has solved the secret of the time machine, and he realizes the invention relying on "special" H2O. Kapa and Pepe shall return by it into the past in order to set time right, which is out of joint, that is, to correct history, to save King Louis II, and prevent the Mohács Disaster. Pepe yields to the not too tender persuasion to enter upon the great journey through time, dies and revives, and they arrive at the battlefield of Mohács in time. Kapa films the events. The Turks win and cut off the king’s, Pepe’s, head, still the Hungarians dictate the peace treaty. Kapa and Pepe want to return, they fill the time machine up with water from the well, yet it won’t start. Even so Kapa and Pepe hover over Budapest and quarrel.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Miklós Jancsó

  • Zoltán MucsiKapa
  • Péter SchererPepe / King Louis II
  • Péter HalászPepe's boss / Suleiman the Magnificent
  • Judit SchellJuci
  • Emese VasváriMesi
  • András SzirtesProfessor Szirtes
  • István SzilágyiProfessor Lópici
  • Balázs GalkóPriest
  • Lajos BalázsovitsMinister of the Interior
  • Péter Müller SziámiUndersecretary