---
title: 'The Falcons (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'István Gaál'
released: '1970-09-10'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Hungary'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-falcons-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066035/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Falcons (1970)

1970 · 100 min · Drama · Hungary

Original title: Magasiskola

## Synopsis

The Falcons is a 1970 Hungarian film directed by István Gaál about the training of falcons for use on farms to protect crops from birds. It is based on the 1967 novel by Mészöly Miklós. It won the Jury Prize at the 1970 Cannes Film Festival, tying with The Strawberry Statement.

## Credits

- **Director:** [István Gaál](https://cinepixo.com/people/istvan-gaal)
- **Screenplay:** [István Gaál](https://cinepixo.com/people/istvan-gaal), [Miklós Mészöly](https://cinepixo.com/people/miklos-meszoly)
- **Editor:** [István Gaál](https://cinepixo.com/people/istvan-gaal)

## Cast

- [György Bánffy](https://cinepixo.com/people/gyorgy-banffy)
- [Ivan Andonov](https://cinepixo.com/people/ivan-andonov)
- [Judit Meszléry](https://cinepixo.com/people/judit-meszlery)
- [Péter Kertész](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-kertesz) as dub actor
- [Gábor Harsányi](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabor-harsanyi)

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