The Tragedy of Man (film)
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| Hungarian | Az ember tragédiája |
| Directed by | Marcell Jankovics |
| Written by | Marcell Jankovics |
| Based on | The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách |
| Produced by | Károlyné Koncz Borbála Mezei |
| Starring | Tibor Szilágyi Mátyás Usztics Ágnes Bertalan Tamás Széles Piroska Molnár |
| Cinematography | Zoltán Bacsó |
| Edited by | Gyöngyi Féjja Márta Fényi Magda Hap Iván Talpas Zsuzsa Tóth |
| Music by | László Sáry |
Production company | Magyar Rajzfilm |
| Distributed by | Mozinet |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
| Country | Hungary |
| Language | Hungarian |
| Budget | 600 million Ft ($2.5 million USD) |
The Tragedy of Man (Hungarian: Az ember tragédiája) is a 2011 Hungarian adult animated epic drama film directed by Marcell Jankovics, starring Tibor Szilágyi, Mátyás Usztics, Ágnes Bertalan, Tamás Széles and Piroska Molnár. The narrative is set in several different eras, spanning from Biblical creation to 50,000 BC to the distant future, and follows Adam, Eve, and Lucifer as they explore humanity and the meaning of life. Each segment has a different visual style to reflect the art of the respective time periods. The film is based on the 1861 play The Tragedy of Man by Imre Madách.
The film went into production in 1988, but encountered difficulties as the production model for Hungarian cinema changed. The segments were financed individually and sometimes exhibited independently at film festivals and on Hungarian television. After 23 years in production, the finished film premiered in 2011. It is currently the longest animated film in the Western world.