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Breakdown (1977) · Defekt

Name: Breakdown
Director: Lajos Fazekas
Genre: clásicas, Crime, Suspense
Released: 1977
Duration: 70 min
Cast: András Kern, Gyula Szabó, György Kézdy, Katalin Gyöngyössy, László Márkus

Original title: Defekt

1977 · Lajos Fazekas · 70 min · Hungary · Edited by 1

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Gedeon is a young, ambitious detective. Three women have disappeared and he strongly believes that there’s direct connection between them. All three of them were driving lonely and have disappeared in the same region. After a lenghty discussion Gedeon gets the permission from his boss for going on patrol with his colleague in that area.

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Breakdown (1977) · Defekt

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