Where to watch Why Wasn't He There? (1993) in the UK
Why Wasn't He There? (1993) is not currently listed on any UK streaming, rental, or purchase service. Last verified on 12 May 2026 by ScreenSearch.
The film is a story of parallel biographies. In 1944, three generations of a Jewish family of pharmacists live in a small Hungarian town. Eva, the 13-year-old granddaughter, keeps a diary and reads Dickens' Copperfield's David. From time to time, the hero of the novel appears in her life, or Eva enters the world of the novel. First, Eve's cousin is taken away. Then Eva's mother and her boyfriend arrive from Pest. They seize Grandpa's shop, arrest her father, and the ordeal doesn't end there...
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Cast & crew
Top-billed cast in Why Wasn't He There?.
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Péter HalászBéla -
Kathleen GatiÁgi -
Sándor FábryOfficer Szepesváry -
Cora FisherÉva (as Cora Fischer)
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Lörinc GulyásDavid Copperfield
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Györgyi KariMaid -
Éva LángGrandma
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Elemér SósGrandpa
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