The Forgotten Faces

“The Forgotten Faces (1961), a film reconstruction of the Hungarian revolution of 1956, won Watkins another amateur Oscar, and to this day, the film is praised in England as "one of the most memorable amateur films ever made".

Cast

Frank Hickey

Michael Roy

John Newing

Stan Mercer

Irene Mallaid

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