The Falcons (film)

For the 2002 Icelandic film, see Falcons (film).

The Falcons (Hungarian: Magasiskola) is a 1970 Hungarian film directed by István Gaál about the training of falcons for use on farms to protect crops from birds. It is based on the 1967 novel by Miklós Mészöly. It won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, tying with The Strawberry Statement.^[1]

Magasiskola
Directed by	István Gaál
Written by	István Gaál Miklós Mészöly
Starring	Ivan Andopov
Cinematography	Elemér Ragályi
Edited by	István Gaál
Release date	10 September 1970 (1970-09-10)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Hungary
Language	Hungarian

Cast

• Ivan Andonov - Fiú
• György Bánffy - Lilik
• Gyula Bay
• Gyula Gulyás
• Gábor Harsányi
• Pál Hriazik
• Péter Kertész
• Judit Meszléry - Teréz
• Gábor Nadai
• Sándor Nagy
• Mihály Nyúl
• Ferenc Paláncz
• József Zémann

References

1. "Festival de Cannes: The Falcons". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-04-10.

External links

• Magasiskola at IMDb