The Inheritance (1980): Cast
The Inheritance is a 1980 drama directed by Márta Mészáros, starring Isabelle Huppert as Irén, Jan Nowicki and Sándor Szabó. It runs 1 hour 45 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 45m (105 min)
- Director
- Márta Mészáros
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Hungarian - After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Inheritance About?
The premise of The Inheritance without spoilers.
Set against the rise of Nazism, wealthy but barren Sylvia must secure an heir to claim her father's fortune. Desperate, she covertly pays Irene, a young Jewish woman, to become the mother of a child conceived with Sylvia's husband, entangling both families in a dangerous scheme.
The Inheritance Themes & Keywords
· 34 tags- wealth
- marriage
- jealousy
- adultery
- 1930s
- female topless nudity
- nude woman in fetal position
- nude woman
- f rated
- title directed by female
- world war two
- unfaithfulness
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- turning someone in to the police
- sterility
- money
- military officer
- male female relationship
- love
- love triangle
- jew
- jewish
- inheritance
- infidelity
- child born out of wedlock
- husband wife relationship
- hungary
- hungarian jew
- fecundity
- father son relationship
- extramarital affair
- deportation
- children
- barreness
- 1940s
The Inheritance Cast & Characters
Isabelle Huppert leads the cast as Irén, with Jan Nowicki as Ákos and Sándor Szabó as Komáromi. Directed by Márta Mészáros; 15 actors are credited in all.
- Director Márta Mészáros
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Isabelle Huppert as Irén - Jan Nowicki as Ákos
- Sándor Szabó as Komáromi
- Lili Monori as Szílvia
Also Starring in The Inheritance
· 11 more- Zoltán Gera
- Judit Hernádi The singer
- Zsolt Körtvélyessy Soldier (friend of Ákos)
- Károly Mécs Frigyes Szorondy
- Zita Perczel Teréz
- Witold Holtz
- Ottó Szokolay
- Piotr Skrzynecki Uncle Fülöp
- Kati Sír
- Éva Gyulányi
- Zoltán Jancsó
More from Márta Mészáros
More films directed by Márta Mészáros: Aurora Borealis: Northern Light, The Unburied Man, Diary for My Father and My Mother and Bye Bye, Red Riding Hood.
The Inheritance Also Known As
10 alternative titles, including “Orokseg” and “Les héritières”.
- Also known as
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- Orokseg
- Les héritières
- The Heiresses
- Las herederas
- Herencia
- Due donne un erede
- Вторая жена
- 遗产
- Οι Κληρονόμοι
- As Herdeiras
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The Inheritance FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Inheritance, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Inheritance?
The Inheritance runs 1 hour 45 minutes (105 minutes).
When was The Inheritance released?
The Inheritance was released on June 6, 1980.
Who directed The Inheritance?
The Inheritance was directed by Márta Mészáros.
More films by Márta Mészáros Who is in the cast of The Inheritance?
The Inheritance stars Isabelle Huppert as Irén, Jan Nowicki as Ákos and Sándor Szabó as Komáromi, among 15 credited actors.
Does The Inheritance have a post-credit scene?
No. The Inheritance has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Inheritance in?
The original language of The Inheritance is Hungarian.
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