Daniel Takes a Train (film)

Daniel Takes a Train
Szerencsés Dániel
Directed byPál Sándor
Written byZsuzsa Toth
StarringPéter Rudolf, Sándor Zsótér, Kati Szerb, Mari Töröcsik, Dezsö Garas, Gyula Bodrogi
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryHungary

Daniel Takes a Train (Hungarian: Szerencsés Dániel) is a 1983 Hungarian thriller film directed by Pál Sándor. Set at the time of Hungarian Revolution of 1956, the film follows Daniel and his search for romantic interest Mariann. The film is one of the first to address the events of the revolution, and was cited by the New York Times as a "good introduction to Hungarian cinema".

Daniel Takes a Train was screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, where it won a FIPRESCI award. The film inspired the name of music group Daniel Takes a Train.

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