Along with '' The Confrontation '' , '' The Red and the White '' would have premiered at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival , but the festival was canceled due to the events of May 1968 in France . Internationally this film was Jancsó 's biggest success , and received critical acclaim in Western Europe and the United States . It won the Best Foreign Film award from the French Syndicate of Cinema Critics . Along with '' Red Psalm '' ( 1971 ) it is featured in the book " 1001 Films You Must See Before You Die "
1968 Cannes Film Festival
1968 Cannes Film Festival
Miklós Jancsó