The New Landlord

12/21/1935

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1hr 43min

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Romance

,Drama

STORY

Az Uj Foldesur (The New Squire) was based on a novel by popular Hungarian author Maurice Jokal, whose many works had previously been largely ignored. After the wars of 1848, a retired Austrian army officer "returns to the soil" as a gentleman farmer in Hungary in the 1850s. The old campaigner is the father of two daughters: One of the girls comes to a sad end thanks to the malfeasances of a handsome spy, but the other has a happier fate when she falls in love with a Hungarian POW. The underlying theme is brotherhood, as the formerly warring Austrians and Hungarians at last find a common ground. Az Uj Foldesur was nearly twice as expensive as the average Hungarian film -- but at $40,000, its budget was a drop in the bucket compared to a typical Hollywood production.

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Artúr Somlay
  • Mária Egry
  • Zita Gordon
  • Gyula Csortos
  • Pál Jávor

    Director

  • Béla Gaál

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Hirsch and Tsuk
  • Hunnia Filmstúdió

    Production Countries

  • Hungary

LANGUAGES

  • Hungarian