Your own government sells you out. The revolution was live.
A drama set in 1956, during the unsuccessful Hungarian uprising against the Russians.
Direction
Penn's TV-era intimacy makes history claustrophobic.
Acting
Heflin's hollow eyes carry the weight of abandoned allies.
Production
1957 made-for-TV urgency, shot while wounds were fresh.
Director
Arthur Penn
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