# The Red and the White (1967)

> A formally audacious Hungarian-Soviet Civil War drama turns shifting battle lines, ritualized cruelty, and sudden death into a chilling portrait of war's arbitrariness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/35934

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: War, Drama
- Director: Miklós Jancsó
- Cast: József Madaras, Tibor Molnár, András Kozák, Juhász Jácint, Anatoli Yabbarov, Sergey Nikonenko, Mikhail Kozakov, Tatyana Konyukhova
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061537/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: austere, disorienting, harrowing, serious film study, arthouse cinema evening

## Synopsis

A harrowing glimpse into the chaos of war and the human condition amidst conflict.

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