Imre Sinkovits

Filmed in commemoration of Hungary's 1100th anniversary and on the sites of the actual events, a cast of thousands authentically recreates the 896 AD arrival of the Magyar chief Arpad (Nero) and his seven tribes into the Carpathian basin from the steppes. (imdb)

Spring 1944, Ukraine, a Nazi forced labour camp. A football match is organized between the Hungarian prisoners and the German soldiers to celebrate the Fuhrer's birthday.

Spins a comic situation from a tragic circumstance: that of Hungary's collaboration with the Nazis in the last waning years of World War II. Against this backdrop, a Hungarian Corporal (Imre Sinkovits) grows tired of the bellicosity and bloodshed, and opts to desert. He makes a mad dash for an old, deserted castle, where he joins a group of AWOL soldiers cowering there. (allmovie.com)

The story is set in the first half of the 16th century and covers a period of roughly 25 years. The main historical events that are addressed are the bloodless occupation of Buda, the seat of the Hungarian kings, in 1541, and the 1552 Siege of Eger (now in Northern Hungary) by the Turks that forms the major topic of the novel. (wikipedia)

The Tót family resides in Northern Hungary. The couple has a daughter and a son, the latter a member of the armed forces. When his weary major is ordered to take a vacation, the son talks him into a visit to his family home. Comedy endues when the Tót's go overboard trying to make things pleasant for the visiting major in hopes of an easier life for their son the soldier. (imdb)