The Life of an Agent
General Information
- Original Title
- Az ügynök élete
- Author/Creator
- Papp, Gábor Zsigmond, director.
- Language
- Hungarian, English.
- Published
- Hungary, 2004.
- Physical Description
- DVD-ROM (55 min.)
- Digital ver. identifier
- HU_OSA_00002160
Contents/Summary
- Summary
- Hundreds of propaganda and instructional films as well as short and full-length features were produced by the Film Studio of the Ministry of Interior between 1958 and 1988. The films sought to teach the secret police about the best ways to protect the socialist state. Topics included the clandestine house-search, the operative shadowing of select targets, the installation of tapping devices, and the organization of agents and denouncers. The plain and straightforward narration of the films is slightly out of step with their serious patriotic aims, and modern viewers will be astonished by the amount of money, time and energy devoted to a form of ideological education which was both complex and expensive. This selection neatly illustrates how the coercive organization of Kádár's dictatorship worked, and what major motives lay behind it.
Subjects
- Genre
- Documentary films
Bibliographic Information
- Title Translation
- The Life of an Agent
- Note
- Duration: 00:55:00
Holdings
| Item Type | Current Location | Call Number | Status | Shelving Location | Public Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVD-ROM | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0397 | Available | - | - |
| Digital film | OSA Film Library | FL Record 0397 (HU_OSA_00002160.mp4) | Available | Access Copy, MP4 format |