How Long Does a Man Live? (1967)

Name: How Long Does a Man Live?
Director: Judit Elek
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1967-04-11

Documentary

Release Date 11 Apr 1967

About How Long Does a Man Live? Movie

Directed by Judit Elek, How Long Does a Man Live? (1967) is a Documentary Movie. This two-part film examines the plight of the working class. In part one, an elderly factory laborer goes to work in his last days before he is forced to retire. He leaves the factory life he has always known and goes home to his wife. In the second part, a young farm boy goes off to an industrial trade school to prepare for the very work the old man left behind. The old man loses his freedom by forced retirement while the young man loses his freedom by becoming a worker faced with a lifetime of factory work.