Treasured Earth
Treasured Earth | |
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Talpalatnyi föld | |
Directed by | Frigyes Bán |
Screenplay by | Pál Szabó Sándor Dallos |
Based on | Talpalatnyi föld by Pál Szabó |
Produced by | Jenő Katona |
Starring | Ági Mészáros Ádám Szirtes Tibor Molnár László Bánhidi |
Cinematography | Árpád Makay |
Edited by | Félix Máriássy |
Music by | Sándor Veress |
Production company | |
Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Hungary |
Language | Hungarian |
Treasured Earth (Hungarian: Talpalatnyi föld) is a 1948 Hungarian drama film directed by Frigyes Bán and starring Ági Mészáros, Ádám Szirtes and Tibor Molnár. It is based on a novel by . It is also known by the alternative title The Soil Under Your Feet. István Szőts was originalled intended to be the director, but the film was taken away from him after his Song of the Cornfields was criticised by the country's Communist leadership.[1] The film was chosen to be part of the Budapest Twelve, a list of Hungarian films considered the best in 1968.[2]
Cast[]
- Ági Mészáros - Marika Juhos
- Ádám Szirtes - Jóska Góz
- Tibor Molnár - Jani Tarcali
- - Mihály Zsíros Tóth
- - aunt Zsíros
- - Ferke Zsíros Tóth
- László Bánhidi - András Szilasi
References[]
- ^ Cunningham p.62
- ^ Ujhelyi, Szilárd (1968). Karcsai Kulcsár, István (ed.). A BUDAPESTI 12. Filmbarátok Kiskönyvtára. Budapest: Magyar Filmtudományi Intézet és Filmarchívum.
Bibliography[]
- Buranbaeva, Oksana & Mladineo, Vanja. Culture and Customs of Hungary. ABC-CLIO, 2011.
- Cunningham, John. Hungarian Cinema: From Coffee House to Multiplex. Wallflower Press, 2004.
External links[]
Categories:
- Hungarian-language films
- Hungarian film stubs
- 1948 films
- Hungarian films
- Hungarian drama films
- Films directed by Frigyes Bán
- Films based on Hungarian novels
- 1948 drama films
- Hungarian black-and-white films