Music Box 1989

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 124 min

director: Costa-Gavras

Score: 5 / 10

Music Box is a 1989 film by Costa-Gavras that tells the story of a Hungarian-American immigrant who is accused of having been a war criminal. The plot revolves around his daughter, an attorney, who defends him, and her struggle to uncover the truth.

Plot

Hungarian immigrant Michael J. Laszlo faces a trial having his US citizenship revoked after being accused of war crimes during WWII. Laszlo insists it is mistaken identity. His daughter, Ann Talbot, a Chicago defence attorney, resolves to defend her father in court.

Awards

Golden Bear

Cast

More details

author	Joe Eszterhas
award	Golden Bear
contentLocation	Chicago
director	Costa-Gavras
editor	Joële Van Effenterre
events	The Holocaust World War II
keywords	ávo bank account battle of berlin blackmail car accident chain bridge chicago police department claim danube river death squad defector family man hear hungarian gypsies hungarian jews hungary\'s then communist government kgb kill mistaken identity murder music box mysterious man office of special investigations pawn shop people\'s republic of hungary poison police department police state question red army rom second world war secret police siege of budapest soviet soviet bloc soviet defector soviet union state protection authority storming berlin suspect széchenyi lánchíd to remember torture u.s. citizenship us citizenship war crimes west wwii
musicBy	Philippe Sarde
nomination	Academy Award for Best Actress
producer	Irwin Winkler
productionCompany	Carolco Pictures
publisher	TriStar Pictures
recordedAt	Budapest Chicago