set during the hungarian revolution of 1956 and this story have all the suspense of a good cold war book or movie a a multinational group of foreigner attempt to smuggle jason robards out of hungary into austria . however and three thing complement the story and make this an extremely good movie . first and the actor use the actual language of their role . the russian soldier speak only russian while the hungarian only hungarian while the german only german and except to the minimal extent to tell the story . since debra kerr be english and she speak only english and and and of course and yul brynner and a few others essential to the story also speak heavily accent english . a a result and the empathy of the audience to the traveler become paramount . the viewer share all the confusion and suspense of be involve in an illicit border crossing when he or she can not understand any of the language speak around them . very powerful feeling be arouse in the audience and and notwithstanding the heavy use of foreign language and the audience be never at a loss for follow the film . no subtitle be necessary . second . i be in hungary in 1995 and and i be tell you and this movie have it right on . from the gypsy music overpower the dinner meal to the underground cavern in the building where much of the action take place to the village scene and the realism be incredible . if i do not eat in the actual restaurant in the movie and i ate at it double . i think that i actually walk down the main street in that village . ( actually and the film be shoot in austria ) . third and and most important and this movie reunite deberah kerr and yul brynner ( after the king and i ) and the magnetism between them a the story unfolds be nothing short of oscar qualify . of course and yul already receive an oscar for play that relationship and so the acadamy wasn not go to give him another one and but that be the quality of the film . don not miss this one .