The Assistant (1982)
Overview
A story of a family that after WWII moved to the south of Slovakia and acquired a prosperous butcher business left behind by a Hungarian emigrant. From the previous owner, the family also inherited a self-assured, greedy assistant who does not like to observe any firm moral principles. He assists the family in gaining wealth but in the long run, he causes the family's moral dissolution. In his most successful feature film, director Zoro Záhon combined a complex drama with excellent acting performances, especially that of Hungarian actor Gábor Koncz in the lead role.
Cast
Elo Romančík
Štefan Riečan
Gábor Koncz
Valent Lančarič
Ildikó Pécsi
pani Riečanová
Marta Sládečková
Eva Riečanová
Milan Kiš
Filadelfi
Štefan Kožka
Ivan Mistrík
Dobrik
Hana Talpová
Agáta
Hana Gregorová
Vilma
Július Satinský
Dr. Bielik
Karol Spišák
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