17 Feb 1983
Local Hero
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build a refinery. But things don't go as expected.
Legenda a nyúlpaprikásról
Gazsi, the protagonist of the novel, comes from the very edge of the society of the small village; he is an unliveable, helpless, simple-minded person. The only thing he dreams of is a rabbit paprika. However, when the dream could come true, as he takes part in a hunt, Gazsi takes the side of the persecuted and saves the rabbit Paprikás.
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Wojciech Siemion Gazsi
Judit Halász Grófkisasszony
Dezső Garas Mezőőr
Lili Monori A mezőőr felesége
Ádám Szirtes Harangozó
Endre Harkányi Postamester
László Helyei Legény
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