The Fifth Seal

The Fifth Seal (Hungarian: Az Ötödik Pecsét) is a 1976 Hungarian war political psychological drama film by Zoltán Fábri based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Hungarian author Ferenc Sánta. It won the Golden Prize at the 10th Moscow International Film Festival and it was entered into the 27th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Hungarian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 49th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. The movie is widely considered one of the greatest masterpieces of Hungarian cinema, one of the best movies of 1976, of the 70s and of the 20th century, as well one of the best war, philosophical and political movies of all time.