Four women, three white and one black, drink together at a club in the 1960s. A group of men notice the four women in the club. Men dancing with the women together on the dance floor. African-American couple dancing. A man wackily dances with a woman. Legs of dancers on 1960s dance floor. Young men and women having fun on the 1960s dance floor of a club. Mixed race black and white couple dancing 1960s dance floor. A man with his arm over a woman sitting in booth. Man rubs two dice on his hands before throwing them on a craps table. Man frustrated to see dice of three on craps table. Narrator notes, "sometimes you win, and sometimes you lose."
Anti-communist rebels defeat Soviet armies and take control of western border of Hungary in an anti-red revolt (the Hungarian Uprising or Hungarian Revolution of 1956). Anti communist soldiers at Austro-Hungarian border. Red star, the symbol of communism ripped off from flags, from uniforms of border guards. A man peels off a red star from a wall, with knife. Ambulances and Red Cross relief vehicles on roads. A nurse notes the list of medical aid from Red Cross and United States. Men unload medical aid and relief material from a plane. Mourners walk carrying caskets of Hungarian patriots.
Ice dancing in Hungary. Men and women show figure skating and ice dancing. They hold hands and skate while dancing. A girl shows her skill of spinning in figure skating. Couples do ice dance.
Hungarian mine sappers (engineer soldiers) trained in Hungary during World War II. The sappers at work. They remove stones, rocks, dig and clear the area. Road rollers at work. Soldiers clear the area. A road roller moves over the road. Sappers collect logs. Logs loaded into horse carts and transported. The soldiers work on a wooden bridge. The bridge under construction.
Demonstrations on streets during the Hungarian Revolution in Hungary. People march on a street with banners in hand. A banner reads 'Hungarian Heroes who died for Freedom', 'We Are the Crusadrs for Freedom for All'.
A film on lifestyle of people in Hungary. A map locates various places. The market place in town of Mezokovesd. People and two soldiers walking in the market. Peasants wearing their traditional costumes. They dance on a festive occasion.