Magic Hunter


1h 46m 1994

Brief Synopsis

Loosely based on a European folk story that tells of a hunter who is given seven magic bullets by the devil. Each is guaranteed to hit its target, but the seventh hits a target of the devil's choosing. "Magic Hunter" takes place simultaneously in present day Budapest--where Max, a police sharpshoote

Film Details

Also Known As
Buvos Vadasz, Freischutz
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Fantasy
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh; StudioCanal; Union Generale; Vega Film
Distribution Company
Shadow Distribution; Budapest Film; First Run Features Home Video
Location
Budapest, Hungary

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 46m

Synopsis

Loosely based on a European folk story that tells of a hunter who is given seven magic bullets by the devil. Each is guaranteed to hit its target, but the seventh hits a target of the devil's choosing. "Magic Hunter" takes place simultaneously in present day Budapest--where Max, a police sharpshooter, finds himself with seven magic bullets--and in the Middle Ages.

Crew

Gabriella Antal

Continuity

Eva Bognar

2nd Assistant Director

Eva Bognar

Archive Researcher

David Bowie

Executive Producer

Susan Cavan

Executive Producer

Pamela Choules

Production Associate

Zsolt Csutak

Location Manager

Tibor Egenhoffer

Construction

Ildiko Enyedi

Screenwriter

Erzsebet Forgacs

Makeup

Javier Bergia Garcia

Guitar & Percussion Performer

Robert D Goodale

Executive Producer

Andras Hamori

Producer

Klaus Hornemann

Re-Recording Mixer

Janos Horvath

Sound Engineer

Georg Janett

Archive Researcher

Brigitta Kajdacsi

Dialogue Editor

Ferenc Kardos

Co-Producer

Peter Koltai

Associate Producer

Lacia Kornylo

Associate Producer

Attila Kovacs

Production Designer

Gyula Krasnyanszky

Pyrotechnics

Alain Leroy

Special Optical Manager

Arpad Lukacs

Production Executive (Budapest Film Studio)

Laszlo Makai

1st Set Dresser

Yves Marmion

Co-Producer

Jozsef Marton

Gaffer

Tibor Mathe

Director Of Photography

Anne Mathie

Production Associate (Ugc Images)

Noemi Mehrli

Assistant Editor

Noemi Mehrlin

Assistant Editor

Agnes Menyhart

2nd Set Dresser

Kata Nagy

Historical Research

Imre Orosz

Special Makeup

Imre Orosz

Wardrobe Master

Gregorio Paniagua

Music Producer

Ivan Poharnok

Special Makeup

Yves Pupulin

Supervisor

Laszlo Laszlo Revez

Screenwriter

Maria Rigo

Editor

Karoly Rozsnyay

Unit Manager

Juliette Sales

Production Executive (Ugc Images)

Gyorgy Santa

Production Manager

Wieland Schulz-keil

Producer

Jozsef Simon

Best Boy

Istvan Sipos

Re-Recording Sound Mixer; Sound Mixer

Istvan Sipos

Sound

Gyorgyi Szakacs

Costume Designer

Karoly Szekeres

1st Assistant Director

Peter Szilagyi

Special Effects

Henry Taylor

Archive Researcher

Loretta Vanhart

Production Accountant

Margit Vidane Varga

Hair

Ruth Waldburger

Co-Producer

Klaus-maria Webber

Other

Gordon Woodside

Post-Production Executive

Istvan Zoldi

2nd Unit Camera (2nd Unit)

Gyula Zsalek

Special Effects

Film Details

Also Known As
Buvos Vadasz, Freischutz
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Fantasy
Thriller
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures Gmbh; StudioCanal; Union Generale; Vega Film
Distribution Company
Shadow Distribution; Budapest Film; First Run Features Home Video
Location
Budapest, Hungary

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 46m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States July 5, 1996

Released in United States on Video September 9, 1997

Released in United States September 1994

Released in United States Summer June 21, 1996

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 25 - September 5, 1994.

Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1994.

Second feature for Hungarian helmer Ildiko Enyedi who marked her debut with "Az En XX Szazdom/My 2Oth Century" (1989/Hungary), winner of the Camera d'Or for best first feature at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival.

Began shooting Mid September 1993.

Completed shooting Late October 1993.

aspect ratio 1:1.66

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 25 - September 5, 1994.)

Released in United States Summer June 21, 1996

Released in United States July 5, 1996 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 1-12, 1994.)

Released in United States on Video September 9, 1997